Marbled skink in leaves (26/201)

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A marbled skink emerging from under dead leaves. Marbled skinks hunt for prey at night in coastal forest leaf litter on a few islands free of introduced mammalian predators.

Scientific name
Oligosoma oliveri
Common names
marbled skink, Oliver's skink
Location
Poor Knights Islands, New Zealand
Photo ID
22481
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