New Zealand Frogs & Reptiles

11003-72004 Southern grass skink (Oligosoma aff. polychroma Clade 5) adult striped morph sitting in coastal tussock. Abundant and conspicuous among rocks or under dense low vegetation. Prefers damper, and more densely vegetated sites than McCann's skink. Allans Beach, Otago Peninsula *

72004Southern grasscommonskink72002Oligosomapolychromaadulttussockstriped morphAllans BeachOtago Peninsula