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Associated observations

Photos / Sounds

What

Shore Skink (Oligosoma smithi)

Observer

tangatawhenua

Date

December 2016

Description

Clambering down the rocky cliff and spotted this skink in the splash zone. It scurried into a crack in the rocks, but happily I could get some photos.

This is an unnamed species (not surprising seeing it is up here) allied to Oligosoma smithii - it is found in Te Paki and along the coastline of Te Aupouri and Karikari Peninsula.

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