New Zealand Frogs & Reptiles

DSC_7694 Southern skink (Oligosoma notosaurus) adult amongst tangle fern. This skink is endemic to Stewart Island, and is separated from the South Island populations of the closely related Cryptic skink (Oligosoma inconspicuum) by Foveaux Strait. Port Pegasus, Stewart Island *

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DSC_7694 Southern skink (Oligosoma notosaurus) adult amongst tangle fern. This skink is endemic to Stewart Island, and is separated from the South Island populations of the closely related Cryptic skink (Oligosoma inconspicuum) by Foveaux Strait. Port Pegasus, Stewart Island *

DSC 7694 Southern skink Oligosoma notosaurus adult tangle fern Foveaux Strait Port Pegasus Stewart Island