LizardExpertNZ

View from office yesterday.

View from office today- back in my favourite place in NZ.

Saddest lizard habitat for 2026? Here I rescued a female southern grass skink and so far 1 of her newborns - completely surrounded by earthworked areas and roads in an industrial site, central Christchurch. Entire site about to be developed.

The ‘ol inverted road cone rabbit trap strikes again! Released because it’s nearly Christmas and I don’t have a dog handy.

The trip to Corfu yields its first lizard, following the trail of Gerald Durrell, a hero from childhood!

Beautiful day doing fieldwork on Sunday before the rain hit.

Informative article on a uniquely beautiful lizard native to Southern NZ

The strange, beautiful lizard at the bottom of the world The harlequin gecko does many things that seem high risk. It stays stock still whenever it’s cold. It lives in extreme slow motion. Somehow, it’s managed to survive on predator-ridden Rakiura/Stewart Island, but can it weather our plans for its stormy home?

LizardExpertNZ is pleased to be assisting Southern Trails Trust build this remarkable cycle trail through the stunning Kawarau Gorge.

Kawarau Gorge cycle trail reaches halfway point The Kawarau Gorge Trail - the new cycle trail which links Bannockburn, near Cromwell, to the Gibbston Valley in Queenstown - has officially passed the halfway mark.

View from office today. Tussock skink habitat Southland style!

View from office today - helping NZSki manage pallid skinks at high altitude.

East Pukaki cycle trail - two lizard species affected but habitat creation along the trail will balance effects.