Possible Clues:

• A New Zealand lizard-like reptile
• New Zealand reptile
• New Zealand native for all to see on a pitch entering tense area
• NZ resident clipped car reversing back over something suspicious
• Lizard-like reptile of New Zealand
• Nocturnal burrowing lizard-like reptile with a crest of soft spines along its back
• Nocturnal burrowing lizard-like reptile of New Zealand
• Bedouin stops short, tense about seeing reptile