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Land of Lizards

Aotearoa New Zealand is home to one hundred and twenty-five species of native lizard, which aren’t found anywhere else in the world.

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  • AudienceKaiakoStudents
  • Curriculum Level2
  • Education SectorPrimary
  • Learning AreaEnglishScience
  • Progression rangeYears 4-6
  • Resource LanguageEnglish
  • SeriesSchool Journal
  • Teaching StrategyMixed

About this resource

Series: School Journal Level 2 June 2024

Reading year level: 4

Topics: camouflage, endangered, extinction, geckos, habitats, kaitiaki, lizards, mokomoko, predators, skinks 

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    Land of Lizards

    Words by Emma Wood

    Aotearoa New Zealand is home to one hundred and twenty-five species of native lizard, which aren’t found anywhere else in the world.

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