Moth Skink vs. Mottled Snake-eyed Skink

Both are small skinks that arrived with Polynesian voyagers. A: A pale cream spot or stripe on the neck in the Moth Skink; no neck spot; eyes without movable lids in the Mottled Snake-eyed Skink. B: A broad dark band with pale speckles in the Moth Skink; a pale silvery stripe along each side in the Mottled Snake-eyed Skink. The Moth Skink keeps to leaf litter and rotting logs; the Snake-eyed Skink to sunny shore rocks.

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