Critter of the Week - The Sinbad Skink

In the same valley that Aotearoa's last surviving mainland kākāpō were found in the 1970s, a rare and beautiful species of skink was discovered in 2004. Hanging on to life in the steep, glaciated Sinbad Gully below Fiordland's iconic Mitre Peak, the shiny black and green Sinbad skink is a true endemic mountain climber.

The rare Sinbad skink

The rare Sinbad skink

The rare Sinbad skink

Skinwall in Sinbad Valley