Prehensile Tailed Skink Care Sheet | 台北市立動物園資訊網

Overview:

The Solomon Island Prehensile Tailed Skink (Corucia Zebrata) is not only the worlds largest skink species (up to 32" in length), but it is also a climber! This arboreal species has stepped out of turn taxonomically speaking, in that most of the larger skink species (like blue tongues and shingle backs) are primarily terrestrial. Thats not to say that there are no other arboreal skinks - thats certainly not the case. But the genus Curucia has definitely broadened its relations with isolated evolution - they are totally unique! It is important to note that there is one subspecies recognized as Corucia Zebrata Alfredschmidti. This Northern variety can be identified by the solid black eyes as apposed to having a brown/hazel iris like Corucia Zebrata. There are also localities among the subspecies that dictate patterns and colors (ranging from dark greens to dark orange) but many will look quite si...