New Zealand Frogs & Reptiles

11003-76502 Te Kakahu skink (Oligosoma tekakahu) adult. A morphologically unusual 'Cryptic' skink, but more robust, and with unusual black flecks on the back. Thought to be a point endemic from Te Kakahu/Chalky Island until recently. In order to create another secure<br />
population ninety nine were translocated to Anchor Island, Fiordland National Park in<br />
February 2018. Since the translocation, a survey of Fiordland islands in December 2018<br />
found 3 individuals on an islet 30km from Chalky Island, indicating another remnant<br />
population. Chalky Island, Fiordland National Park *

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11003-76502 Te Kakahu skink (Oligosoma tekakahu) adult. A morphologically unusual 'Cryptic' skink, but more robust, and with unusual black flecks on the back. Thought to be a point endemic from Te Kakahu/Chalky Island until recently. In order to create another secure
population ninety nine were translocated to Anchor Island, Fiordland National Park in
February 2018. Since the translocation, a survey of Fiordland islands in December 2018
found 3 individuals on an islet 30km from Chalky Island, indicating another remnant
population. Chalky Island, Fiordland National Park *

tekakahu skink 76502 Oligosoma Chalky Island inconspicuum