"It's hoped that skinks will flourish in their new home, creating a secure population in South Taranaki," Gordon said. Native to New Zealand, striped skinks were usually found in lowland forests ...

A critically endangered lizard on the West Coast is facing extinction because of a "mouse eruption", the Department of ...

A German who admitted trading in endangered wildlife tried to smuggle 44 rare animals out of New Zealand in his underpants ... geckos from five species and 20 skinks of two species hidden in ...

On the rock tors of Central Otago, herpetologist Carey Knox scans the schist ledges for lizards. He's looking for a grand skink, or an Otago skink. Both are endangered lizard species that became ...

"Just seeing their beautiful colours and getting an idea of what used to be once here." Listen to the episode to learn more about the Mokomoko Dryland Sanctuary and New Zealand's lizards.