Skinks
Critter of the Week - The Sinbad Skink
In the same valley that Aotearoa's last surviving mainland kākāpō were found in the 1970s, a rare and beautiful species of skink was discovered in 2004. Hanging on to life in the steep, glaciated… Audio, Gallery
Critter of the Week Falla’s skink - Three kings skink
This week's critter of the week is the Falla's Skink which is is one of our largest and most robust skinks. Audio
The secretive lives of reptiles
Ecologist and herpetologist Dylan Van Winkel joins Jesse to chat about the hunt for the 'plague skink', the Aussie rainbow skink that is taking over New Zealand. Also the hunt for skinks and geckos so… Audio, Gallery
Urban lizards
A hunt for urban lizards in New Zealand involves more than a thousand buckets as well as citizen scientists. Audio
Our Changing World for 30 November 2017
A project to map coronary arteries in healthy and sick people, and on the hunt for lizards in city parks and gardens. Audio
Dozens of protected lizards found dead
Nearly 60 protected lizards - most of them dead - have been found stuffed in a discarded lunchbox at the Christchurch Botanic Gardens.
Spotted skinks on the move
Nearly a hundred spotted skinks were recently transferred from Matiu Somes Island to Zealandia Sanctuary in Wellington. Video, Audio, Gallery
Wellington Lizard Hunt
Moa Point on Wellington's south coast is a hotspot for common skinks and common geckos. Audio
Wellington Lizard Hunt
Moa Point on Wellington's south coast is a hotspot for common skinks and common geckos. Audio