DSC_6999 Tussock skink (Oligosoma chionochloescens) detail of head of gravid female, dark striped morph in tussock. Abundant and conspicuous among rocks or under dense low vegetation. Prefers damper, and more densely vegetated sites than McCann's skink. Broad Bay, Otago Peninsula *
11003-72111 Tussock skink (Oligosoma chionochloescens) the unusual 'Awarua morph' restricted to the Southland Coast and typically brown or olive in colour, with a mid-dorsal stripe, but otherwise unmarked. Awarua Wetlands, Southland *
11003-72104 Tussock skink (Oligosoma chionochloescens) the unusual 'Awarua morph' restricted to the Southland Coast and typically brown or olive in colour, with a mid-dorsal stripe, but otherwise unmarked. Awarua Wetlands, Southland *
