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Nursing a skink: endangered alpine lizard numbers set to rise after Omeo falls pregnant in Victoria

todayJanuary 29, 2026

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Eleven guthega skinks could soon become 13 thanks to a captive breeding program in the Alpine national park

Eleven endangered skinks released into a gated community in Victoria’s Alpine national park could soon become 13, with a female known as Omeo due to give birth in March.

One of Australia’s only alpine lizards, guthega skinks live on “sky islands” above 1,600 metres in two isolated alpine locations – the Bogong high plains in Victoria and Mount Kosciuszko in New South Wales.

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Source: www.theguardian.com

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