A gecko found in Mount Aspiring National Park. Photo: Samuel PurdieAn intensive hunt for lizards in the South Island has led to the discovery of what could be several new skink and gecko species. Department of Conservation science adviser and lizard survey project leader Dr Jo Monks said the discoveries are either new populations of known lizard species or completely new species. A skink found in Hooker Landsborough Wilderness Area. The aim of the summer lizard survey was to gain more information about poorly known or ‘data deficient’ lizards, some of which have only been seen once or twice previously.

Source: Otago Daily Times May 06, 2021 23:37 UTC