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    • Otago skink amongst rocky environment.
    Rights: Kelly Hare, University of Otago Published 3 November 2009 Size: 180 KB Referencing Hub media

    The Otago skink is one of our largest native skinks and is only found in Otago. It is ranked as nationally critical. The Department of Conservation administers the Grand and Otago Skink Recovery Plan.

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