conditions in Sinbad Gully - which has an annual rainfall up to 12 metres a year and an average year round temperature of just 6.5 degrees Celsius - as well as the dangerous nature of this skink's cliffside habitat mean that its behaviour is very poorly known. Conservation status A Department of Conservation (DOC) meeting in 2007 classified the species as being of "high regional priority" and as requiring urgent surveys, research and conservation action. As of 2012 this species was classified as Nationally Endangered under the New Zealand Threat Classification System. References External links Image of Sinbad skink Oligosoma Endangered biota of New Zealand Reptiles of New Zealand Reptiles described in 2008 Taxa named by Trent Bell Taxa named by Geoff B. Patterson