Gecko at night
Location approx
I was hoping this skink was native but zooming in on my photo, I think the head scale means it's a plague skink?
I have plague ones in my garden, unfortunately, but this one was some distance away in a firewood pile, inside a gap between the bark and wood of a log, found when relocating the wood pile
I've since found more of them hiding in the wood pile. No eggs at this stage
Removed from side of road and returned to the safety of the Pākihi. Gravid female. Further searching of area needed as sea-level populations are few and far between.
Held by Jennifer Gillette who is part of a DOC permit allowing for lizard research on this station.