Otago’s skinks, gecko and tuatara

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Reptiles of Otago

Did you know Aotearoa New Zealand has an extraordinary variety of native reptiles? We share this country with tuatara, sea snakes, sea kraits, marine turtles and a whopping 126 species of lizards. And in Otago we have 34 species of reptile, one of the highest of any region in the country!

Otago’s remarkable reptiles

Working with science communicators at Tūhura Otago Museum and reptile biologists Samuel Purdie at Southern Lakes Sanctuary and Carey Knox at Southern Scales we've developed factsheets for all lizards and tuatara in Otago. We have also developed posters for lizards in Otago.

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

Our posters are for the lizards of Otago.

Please feel free to share these around, so we can raise awareness about Otago’s beautiful reptiles.

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

Tuatara

Tuatara

Lizards of Otago poster

Poster of proportional images and names of lizards found in Otago, with markers indicating which are regionally endemic

Reptiles - Otago threat assessment

Visit our Otago regional threat assessments page for more information about native reptiles in Aotearoa New Zealand.

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