---
title: "Copper Skink"
description: "Oligosoma aeneum — Reptielen. The copper skink (Oligosoma aeneum) is a skink of the family Scincidae that is endemic to the North Island of New Zealand."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/copper-skink
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Copper Skink

> Oligosoma aeneum — Reptielen. The copper skink (Oligosoma aeneum) is a skink of the family Scincidae that is endemic to the North Island of New Zealand.

- Scientific name: *Oligosoma aeneum*
- Category: `reptiles` (Reptielen)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 813
- Wikidata: [Q3350571](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3350571)
- iNaturalist taxon: [146313](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/146313)

## Names

- en: Copper Skink

## Countries with the most observations

NZ (758)

## Summary

The copper skink (Oligosoma aeneum) is a skink of the family Scincidae that is endemic to the North Island of New Zealand.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copper_skink

## Photo

![Copper Skink](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/copper-skink/medium.jpg)

Photo: Peter de Lange · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/5172387

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/copper-skink?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).