14 Dec 2018

Critter of the Week The Alborn Skink

From Afternoons, 3:27 pm on 14 December 2018

The Alborn SkinkDiscovered in the 1990s by famous herpetologist Anthony Whitaker (who died in 2014), in among other emerging research about skinks.

7 animals were found on separate occasions, which are now recognised as being Alborn Skinks.

Nicola Toki, DoC's Threatened Species Ambassador tells us all about this critter

The Alborn Skink

The Alborn Skink Photo: James Reardon/DOC