Prehensile-Tailed Skink
(Corucia zebrata)
Status: Not endangered.Range: New Guinea and Solomon Islands.Habitat: Forests.Food: Fruits, taro vine, and vegetation.Reproduction: Prehensile-tailed skinks reproduce every 1-2 years, usually resulting in a single live birth. Gestation is 6 to 7 months, resulting in a very large baby, 6 to 9 inches (15-23 cm) long at birth.Facts: Other common names for this reptile are: Giant Skink, Monkey-Tail Skink, Solomon Island Green Tree Skink, and Solomon Island Prehensile-Tailed Skink. As their name implies, they have a prehensile (grasping) tail which helps these arboreal creatures to hold on to branches in their habitat.