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Lovely and rotund - hopefully (despite the lack of a tail) this is a pregnant female...?
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There were lots of skinks (perhaps ten) in our 20 m by 20 m grassland plot (plot grassland 2).
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There were lots of skinks (perhaps ten) in our 20 m by 20 m grassland plot (plot grassland 2).
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There were lots of skinks (perhaps ten) in our 20 m by 20 m grassland plot (plot grassland 2).
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There were lots of skinks (perhaps ten) in our 20 m by 20 m grassland plot (plot grassland 2).
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There were lots of skinks (perhaps ten) in our 20 m by 20 m grassland plot (plot grassland 2).
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There were lots of skinks (perhaps ten) in our 20 m by 20 m grassland plot (plot grassland 2).
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There were lots of skinks (perhaps ten) in our 20 m by 20 m grassland plot (plot grassland 2).
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There were lots of skinks (perhaps ten) in our 20 m by 20 m grassland plot (plot grassland 2).
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Under some treated half-round sleepers which were lying on bark chips in a young native garden in the afternoon sun.
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Under some treated half-round sleepers which were lying on bark chips in a young native garden in the afternoon sun.
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Skink #2 Found under a tyre being used to protect a young tree from hare damage. There were 2 skinks under the tyre, and this observation is for the larger of the 2 (the one on the right in the yellow bucket). It was 12.5cm long (approx - it was also wiggly and I didn't want to stress it more than I had to). The other has been put as a separate observation: http://naturewatch.org.nz/observations/1696619/ After the photos were taken, mulch was put down under the tree, the tyre replaced back on top, and then the skinks were released back to the same spot.
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Skink #2 Found under a tyre being used to protect a young tree from hare damage. There were 2 skinks under the tyre, and this observation is for the larger of the 2 (the one on the right in the yellow bucket). It was 12.5cm long (approx - it was also wiggly and I didn't want to stress it more than I had to). The other has been put as a separate observation: http://naturewatch.org.nz/observations/1696619/ After the photos were taken, mulch was put down under the tree, the tyre replaced back on top, and then the skinks were released back to the same spot.
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Skink #2 Found under a tyre being used to protect a young tree from hare damage. There were 2 skinks under the tyre, and this observation is for the larger of the 2 (the one on the right in the yellow bucket). It was 12.5cm long (approx - it was also wiggly and I didn't want to stress it more than I had to). The other has been put as a separate observation: http://naturewatch.org.nz/observations/1696619/ After the photos were taken, mulch was put down under the tree, the tyre replaced back on top, and then the skinks were released back to the same spot.
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Skink #2 Found under a tyre being used to protect a young tree from hare damage. There were 2 skinks under the tyre, and this observation is for the larger of the 2 (the one on the right in the yellow bucket). It was 12.5cm long (approx - it was also wiggly and I didn't want to stress it more than I had to). The other has been put as a separate observation: http://naturewatch.org.nz/observations/1696619/ After the photos were taken, mulch was put down under the tree, the tyre replaced back on top, and then the skinks were released back to the same spot.
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Under rock
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Under rock
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amongst many dead slaters in a discarded bottle lying with the neck uppermost. This is quite a common finding on the roadside grassy slopes. Max skinks in one bottle 4
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Common skink under wooden disk
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In an inactive pitfall trap
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In an inactive pitfall trap