Escaping floodwaters
Found this skink on a Hazard Reduction burn at Linda Rock, Woodford, Blue Mountains, very impressed by the length of the tail, but would be great to know if this ID is correct, or if it is a Dark-flecked Garden Sunskink, Lampropholis delicata, which seem to be doing very well in Aotearoa!
spotted in a wet trench (carved by runoff?) in the side of the Winifred Falls fire trail
Three individuals, all female - submitting as one observation for the time being.