The small-eared skink (Oligosoma stenotis) is found only on Stewart Island/Rakiura, New Zealand. It was first described in 1994 by Geoff Patterson and Charles Daugherty. It is a moderately small (80 mm snout to vent) skink, that lives in one of the most inhospitable (to lizards) environments on earth. References Oligosoma Reptiles of New Zealand Reptiles described in 1994 Taxa named by Geoff B. Patterson Taxa named by Charles H. Daugherty