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Species related to the Falla’s skink (Oligosoma fallai)

Whitaker’s skink (Oligosoma whitakeri)
A medium-sized and rather attractively marked lizard, Whitaker’s skink has a long body, short but well-developed limbs, and smooth scales... More 4 Images 0 videos
McGregor’s skink (Oligosoma macgregori)
One of New Zealand’s rarest lizards, McGregor’s skink is a medium-sized and secretive reptile, with a long body, short but well-developed... More 2 Images 0 videos
Otago skink (Oligosoma otagense)
One of New Zealand’s rarest lizards, and also amongst the largest, the Otago skink (Oligosoma otagense) is a long and slender reptile... More 4 Images 0 videos
Scree skink (Oligosoma waimatense)
Like other skinks, the scree skink has an elongate body covered in smooth, glossy scales, a narrow head and small eyes. The scales are... More 7 Images 0 videos
Robust skink (Oligosoma alani)
A relatively large New Zealand skink, the robust skink has, as its names suggests, a rather thickset body with a short, blunt head. The... More 4 Images 0 videos
Speckled skink (Oligosoma infrapunctatum)
Information on the speckled skink is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 9 Images 0 videos
Chevron skink (Oligosoma homalonotum)
The chevron skink is New Zealand’s largest living endemic lizard and one of its rarest, and is named after its very distinctive markings... More 5 Images 0 videos
Grand skink (Oligosoma grande)
As one of New Zealand’s largest and most impressive lizards, the grand skink justly deserves its name. Sadly though, it also shares the less... More 1 Image 0 videos
Small-scaled skink (Oligosoma microlepis)
As its name suggests, the elongate body of the small-scaled skink is covered in relatively small, glossy scales. The background colour to... More 2 Images 0 videos
Brothers Island tuatara (Sphenodon guntheri)
The Brothers Island tuatara is one of the oldest animals in the world today. It may look like a lizard but it belongs to the order... More 11 Images 0 videos
Himalayan tahr (Hemitragus jemlahicus)
The Himalayan tahr is a relative of the wild goat and is specially adapted to life on the rugged mountain slopes of the Himalayas, extending... More 20 Images 9 Videos
Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus)
One of our best-known wild mammals, the rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) was introduced to Great Britain during the Twelfth century AD by the... More 47 Images 11 Videos
Striped skink (Oligosoma striatum)
This little-known striped skink is one of the most rarely seen lizards in New Zealand, and fewer than 120 have ever been found. Oligosoma... More 1 Image 0 videos
Wild boar (Sus scrofa)
Information on the wild boar is currently being researched and written is currently being researched and written and will appear here... More 55 Images 0 videos
Red deer (Cervus elaphus)
Red deer (Cervus elaphus) are the largest native land animal to occur in the UK. Stags (males) are larger in size than hinds (females), and... More 57 Images 17 Videos
Ocellated skink (Chalcides ocellatus)
Named for the numerous black and white eyespots, or ‘ocelli’, on its back, the ocellated skink (Chalcides ocellatus) is a typical skink in... More 6 Images 1 Video
Ruddy turnstone (Arenaria interpres)
The ruddy turnstone is a small, stocky, brightly-patterned shorebird, named for its habit of turning over objects such as stones, shells and... More 19 Images 0 videos
Harlequin gecko (Hoplodactylus rakiurae)
The rare harlequin gecko (Hoplodactylus rakiurae) is possibly the most distinctive of all known New Zealand geckos. Its body is marked with... More 3 Images 1 Video
Variable wheatear (Oenanthe picata)
Information on the variable wheatear is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 8 Images 0 videos
Chacma baboon (Papio ursinus)
Previously considered a subspecies of the ‘savanna baboon’, Papio cynocephalus, or classed together with other baboons as a subspecies of... More 42 Images 4 Videos
New Zealand long-tailed bat (Chalinolobus tuberculatus)
The New Zealand long-tailed bat (Chalinolobus tuberculatus) is one of only three extant land mammals native to New Zealand. The New... More 3 Images 0 videos
Weeping broom (Chordospartium stevensonii)
Information on the weeping broom (Chordospartium stevensonii) is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 6 Images 0 videos
Toothed lancewood (Pseudopanax ferox)
Information on the toothed lancewood is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 2 Images 0 videos
Maud Island frog (Leiopelma pakeka)
ARKive is working with the Global Amphibian Assessment (GAA) to source images of the world's threatened amphibian species.A collaboration... More 5 Images 0 videos
Chatham Island Christmas tree (Brachyglottis huntii)
Voted New Zealand’s most popular native plant, this spectacular species is a small, aromatic tree with clusters of brilliant yellow flowers... More 2 Images 0 videos
Meryta (Meryta sinclairii)
Information on Meryta sinclairii is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 3 Images 0 videos
Flax snail (Placostylus hongii)
Endemic to New Zealand, flax snails (Placostylus spp.) belong to the world’s oldest land snail family, which originated 200 to 300 million... More 1 Image 0 videos
Canterbury mudfish (Neochanna burrowsius)
Information on the Canterbury mudfish is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 1 Image 0 videos
Poor Knights weta (Deinacrida fallai)
The Poor Knights weta is one of over 100 large, flightless insects belonging to the weta family (Stenopelmatidae), all of which are endemic... More 3 Images 0 videos
Tope shark (Galeorhinus galeus)
The tope shark, the only member of the genus Galeorhinus, is a large, slender shark with a long snout. Its large mouth contains sharp... More 2 Images 0 videos

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