Summary[edit] Description: English: Alborn skink habitat in pakihi swamp near the former Alborn mine site near Reefton, New Zealand. Covered pits are used to catch skinks when monitoring population numbers. Rusty iron sheets are used by the skinks for basking. Date: 2017. Source: https://www.doc.govt.nz/nature/native-animals/reptiles-and-frogs/lizards/skinks/alborn-skink/. Author: Department of Conservation Te Papa Atawhai.