Video

How skinks give birth

Transcript

DR KELLY HARE
The New Zealand skinks are quite unique in that they give birth to live young. So most skinks around the world will lay eggs, and we have got 1 species in New Zealand that lays eggs, but the rest of the skinks in New Zealand, of which there are around 33 species, they give birth to live young.

Acknowledgement: University of Waikato

Rights: University of Waikato
Published:03 November 2009