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14 August is World Lizard Day

Aotearoa New Zealand has a remarkable diversity of lizard species for a small country with a mild climate. We have at least 126 different species of lizard and new species are still being discovered! Seven of our lizard species are regional endemics, meaning they are only found in Otago.

Did you know there are 31 different lizard species found in Otago?

Working with our herpetologist friends Samuel Purdie at Southern Lakes Sanctuary, Carey Knox at Southern Scales, along with Tūhura Otago Museum, we've developed factsheets for all of them! 

Our factsheets provide information for the 18 skinks and 13 geckos on their conservation status, distribution, main threats, identifying features, habitats where they are found, and what they eat.

Learn more about Otago’s remarkable lizards and their conservation status in the Otago Regional Threat Assessment report.

 

 

Geckos

Kōrero gecko

Kawarau gecko

Orange-spotted gecko

Mountain beech gecko

Southern Alps gecko

Tākitimu gecko

Jewelled gecko / Moko kākāriki

Raggedy Range gecko

Short-toed gecko

Schist gecko

Cascade gecko

Hura te ao gecko

Tautuku gecko

ORC Kōrero Gecko A4 2024 (1)
ORC Kawarau Gecko A4 2024 (1)
ORC Orange Spotted Gecko A4 2024 (1)
ORC Mountain Beech Gecko A4 2024 (1)
ORC Southern Alps Gecko A4 2024 (1)
ORC Tākitimu Gecko A4 2024 (1)
ORC Jewelled Gecko A4 2024 (1)
ORC Raggedy Range Gecko A4 2024 (1)
ORC Short Toed Gecko A4 2024 (1)
ORC Schist Gecko A4 2024 (1)
ORC Cascade Gecko A4 2024 (1)
ORC Hura Te Ao Gecko A4 2024 (1)
ORC Tautuku Gecko A4 2024 (1)

Skinks

McCann's skink

Otago skink

Alpine rock skink

Herbfield skink

Lakes skink

Tussock skink

Cryptic skink

Burgan skink

Nevis skink

Eyres skink

Te Wāhiponamu skink

Otago green skink

Southland green skink

Rockhopper skink

Oteake skink

Scree skink

Southern grass skink

Grand skink

ORC Mccann's Skink A4 2024 (1)
ORC Otago Skink A4 2024
ORC Alpine Rock Skink A4 2024 (1)
ORC Herbfield Skink A4 2024 (1)
ORC Lakes Skink A4 2024 (1)
ORC Tussock Skink A4 2024 (1)
ORC Cryptic Skink A4 2024 (1)
ORC Burgan Skink A4 2024 (1)
ORC Nevis Skink A4 2024 (1)
ORC Eyres Skink A4 2024 (1)
ORC Te Wāhipounamu Skink A4 2024 (1)
ORC Otago Green Skink A4 2024 (1)
ORC Southland Green Skink A4 2024 (1)
ORC Rockhopper Skink A4 2024 (1)
ORC Oteake Skink A4 2024 (1)
ORC Scree Skink A4 2024 (1)
ORC Southern Grass Skink A4 2024 (1)
ORC Grand Skink A4 2024

Reptiles - Otago threat assessment

Visit our Otago regional threat assessments page for more information about native reptiles in Aotearoa New Zealand, and how we can protect them.

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