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Found under weed matting at base of concrete foundation of building, abouts 150 meters from beach (sea side)

Copper Skink Tuateawa coromandel

Several plague skinks running around in the sun outside the entrance to Arataki Visitor Centre. Short video in the video link field.

A leucistic common/Raukawa gecko with a forked tail spotted on the track at night

Shiny. Light brown in colour with numerous darker brown stripes.
These 2 skinks were observed by lifting the layers of an artificial lizard shelter.

Found in my vege garden

Juvenile

Found on some damp leaves at night.

Adult with regrown tail sighted in regenerating bush at night

Possibly O. inconspicua 'Oteake' - torpid on a cold morning

Northern grass skink. Small juvenile, ony a few centimetres long. Unusual to see them here in mid-winter, which highlights how unusually warm it has been

Found under a rock. Quite active despite the temps being close to freezing. Found another, smaller one, too. Both released unharmed where found.

Found under a log.