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It's a Skink!


 I don't know if you have ever seen these little guys but we get them alot here in New Zealand. They tend to live in sheltered spots like under the porch/deck.  This is what we call a "Skink", they are a type of little lizard and I'm not 100% sure but I suspect this one is a Northern Grass Skink - they live in coastal areas and love basking in the sun. Unfortunately Mr Cat likes to bring them inside so we regularly have to rescue them from her.

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Sallie (FullTime-Life) said…
I love the word "skink" -- it seems to perfect for a lizard somehow. We have lots of lizards here in Florida and I've heard my cat-owning friends say the same thing about theirs. Ours, I don't think, are skinks, but I imagine they are cousins!
30 November 2021 at 07:28
Bill said…
I never heard of them but I like it. It's rather a cute little lizard.
30 November 2021 at 07:37
Lydia C. Lee said…
They're so cute. Very patient too. #OurWorldTuesday
30 November 2021 at 08:42
Fun60 said…
I'm sure we have a very similar type here. All our lizards are very small and need protecting.
30 November 2021 at 11:20
Julie said…
I have never heard of them, but it is tiny and cute.
30 November 2021 at 11:24
Yogi♪♪♪ said…
We have similar critters here. Way back when when I had a cat that I let outside, she would bring them in and the odd snake and mouse as well.
30 November 2021 at 14:34
Murthy K v v s said…
We also have the same ones here in our place. Gave a nice day.
30 November 2021 at 15:04
s.c said…
Perhaps they keep the insect population in check a bit
30 November 2021 at 23:54
NCSue said…
Rather a skink thank a skunk, I always say!
Nice photo! I love to check out little critters - except for centipedes. I draw the line at those.
Thanks for sharing at https://image-in-ing.blogspot.com/2021/11/old-mill-of-guilford.html
1 December 2021 at 01:10
Veronica Lee said…
I've never heard of them.

How cute!

Happy Tuesday, Amy!
1 December 2021 at 03:01
Sharon said…
I have heard of them but never seen one. They looks so much smaller than our little lizards.
1 December 2021 at 04:01
Tom said…
...they are new to me!
1 December 2021 at 11:28
Billy Blue Eyes said…
That's a cute little fellow
2 December 2021 at 07:30
Joanne said…
I've only ever seen skinks at our local zoo. He's so tiny!
2 December 2021 at 10:54
Einari Sinappi said…
Here in Finland we have very similar looking lil lizzards. If you grap it by it´s tail it´s gonna leave you part of tail to wonder while it´s running away. Then it´s just gonna grow new tail. And yes, I´ve tried it when I was a child. :)
2 December 2021 at 17:49
Iris Flavia said…
Awwww, cute. In Australia I saw some - I think they wanted to scare me off, but actually it looked as if they waved "hello"!
2 December 2021 at 19:08
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