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Corucia zebrata
The Solomon Islands Skink is a big, friendly lizard that loves to climb trees. It has smooth, shiny scales and a long tail that helps it balance while it explores its home in the forest.
Habitat: Forests
The Solomon Islands Skink is a large, sturdy lizard with distinctive rough, keeled scales that give it a bumpy texture. Its body is typically bright green to olive, often mottled with darker green or black patches, while its belly is a pale cream or yellow. It possesses a long, muscular prehensile tail.
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Category
ReptilesRarity
Common
Danger
1/5 · Very low
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Baby skinks are born huge, sometimes over a third of their mother's body length!
Solomon Islands Skinks are one of the few reptiles known to form small family groups!
These skinks have special bumpy scales that help them blend in perfectly with tree bark!
They are the largest skink in the world, growing to be longer than a human arm!
Solomon Islands Skink can give live birth to a single, well-developed baby, ensuring it has a strong start.
Solomon Islands Skink has unique multi-cusped teeth that help them efficiently grind down tough plant material.
Solomon Islands Skink has excellent nocturnal vision that helps them navigate and forage for food in the dark.
This large skink is a herbivore, munching on leaves, fruits, and flowers high in the trees.
Candoia carinata
Juvenile skinks can be preyed upon by native snakes in the canopy.
Haliaeetus sanfordi
Younger skinks can be snatched by large birds of prey.
Ficus septica
Relies on rainforest trees for food, shelter, and cover.
Social animals live in organized groups, cooperating for survival benefits such as foraging, defense, and raising offspring.
Arboreal animals live primarily in trees, utilizing them for shelter, food, and protection from predators.
This trait characterizes organisms whose diet consists entirely or primarily of plant material.
Forest habitats are terrestrial environments dominated by dense tree cover, supporting a high diversity of plant and animal life.
This trait characterizes organisms with an exceptionally long lifespan compared to others of their kind.
Diurnal animals are primarily active during daylight hours, typically resting or sleeping at night.
Giant describes organisms or objects of significantly larger size than average for their species or type.
Endangered status indicates a species is at a very high risk of extinction in the wild in the near future.
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Danger
1/5 · Very low
Always watch from a distance and don't try to touch wild skinks.
60-85 cm
0.5-1.5 kg
10-25 years
8 km/h
This large skink is a herbivore, munching on leaves, fruits, and flowers high in the trees.
Forests
Foraging
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