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My two-tailed skink find!

April 30, 2022 Posted by Kiwi Conservation Club

By Odin (age 7)

I love nature. My favourite thing to do investigate the bush and streams near my house, especially the eels!

While I was investigating behind my house, I saw a small skink. Unfortunately most of the skinks around my house are plague (rainbow) skinks  (Lampropholis delicata), which are an invasive species. 

As soon as I saw it, I stood still and watched it carefully. I did a quick jump and gently trapped the skink under my hand. When I took a closer look, I was surprised to see that instead of regrowing one tail, this skink regrew TWO tails! I remember from one other KCC magazines, a tuatara with two growing tails. This was a mini version!

Wow! Amazing find Odin!


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