Colorful creature found ‘basking’ in sun on uninhabited island. It’s a new species
Hoskin found Scawfell Island sun skinks in rainforest areas with “granite rocks,” such as several leaf-filled “gullies.” He ...
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Colorful creature found ‘basking’ in sun on uninhabited island. It’s a new species
Hoskin soon realized he’d discovered a new species: Lampropholis isla, or the Scawfell Island sun skink. A male Lampropholis isla, or Scawfell Island sun skink. Photo from Hoskin (2025 ...