One of the translocated skinks at its new home in Rotopiko. Photo/Supplied Native copper skinks, or mokomoko, rescued from a housing development site in Te Awamutu are being released into the pest ...

These skinks, found basking in rainforest sun gaps ... Published Jan. 30 | Read More | ‘Copper’-eyed creature found lurking ...

Scientists found a hibernating creature with “sharp” claws on a mountain in Vietnam and discovered a new species, a study ...

It involved clearing vegetation along State Highway Three near New Plymouth - and releasing one copper skink and two gold striped geckos at Everett Park Scenic Reserve. Auckland University ...

Seen from above, it has a copper hue with speckled brown markings on its sides. Seen from below, its stomach is cream “with large, irregular black spots.” Chengdu ground skinks were “most ...

About 40 indigenous copper skinks have been found at the site so far, along with more than 1000 plague skinks, an invasive Australian pest species that competes for indigenous lizards' habitat and ...

“These skinks are pretty special,” said Dr. Renata Platenberg. “They’re long and cylindrical with a metallic copper sheen, very different from the other lizards around them. They urgently need ...

(2025) Tay Con Linh ground skinks are considered “medium-sized ... Seen from above, its scales are “glossy” with a thick copper-brown stripe down its back and darker brown stripes ...