DOC Staff Delight At Rare Spotted Skink Sighting
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Lynn AdamsKorowai Torlesse TussocklandsMarieke LettinkTorlesse TussocklandsMartin LanglandsCastle Hill KuraDepartment Of ConservationDepartment Of Conservation Senior Technical AdvisorDepartment Of Conservation On InfopagesBanks Peninsula, New Zealand (General), New ZealandNew ZealandWaimakariri, New Zealand (General), New ZealandNew Zealanders
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Tue, 11 August 2026
1 report- scoop.co.nz16:45first to report
In the most recent threat ranking, an expert panel classified the Canterbury spotted skink as Nationally Endangered. There are thought to be fewer than 1000 left and a previous stronghold population has collapsed in Kaitorete Spit, near Christchurch.