Waiharakeke grass skink (273/324)

A Waiharakeke grass skink crawling over a moss and lichen covered rock. Modern genetic techniques have reveled that what was previously known as the common skink is actually at least 5 different cryptic species, most of which are at risk due to declining populations.

Scientific name: Oligosoma aff. polychroma Clade 2
Common names: Waiharakeke grass skink, common skink
Location: Marlborough, New Zealand
Photo ID: 15901
Tags: At Risk, Declining, lizard, Marlborough Region, New Zealand, Oligosoma, Oligosoma polychroma, reptile, Scincidae, skink, South Island, Squamata
Albums: Reptiles and frogs Lizards Waiharakeke grass skink

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