11003-62004 White-bellied skink (Oligosoma hoparatea) a medium sized, agile and highly vigilant skink living on alpine screes at around 1000m asl in the Ashburton Basin. Discovered in 2004 by herpetologist Tony Whitaker, they are are closely related to the Chatham Island skink Oligosoma nigriplantare. Rangitata Gorge *
11003-62019 White-bellied skink (Oligosoma hoparatea) an active and agile inhabitant of screes and dry riverbeds in Canterbury. Rangitata Gorge *
11003-62023 White-bellied skink (Oligosoma hoparatea) an active and agile inhabitant of screes and dry riverbeds in Canterbury. Rangitata Gorge *