{"id":1574,"date":"2014-11-26T00:28:19","date_gmt":"2014-11-26T05:28:19","guid":{"rendered":"\/?p=1574"},"modified":"2014-11-26T00:28:19","modified_gmt":"2014-11-26T05:28:19","slug":"monkey-tailed-skink","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/2014\/11\/26\/monkey-tailed-skink\/","title":{"rendered":"Monkey-tailed Skink"},"content":{"rendered":"

The monkey-tailed skink is an arboreal lizard from the Solomon Islands.
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Solomon Island monkey-tailed skink (Corucia zebrata<\/em>), Toronto Zoo<\/a>.<\/p><\/div>\n

As their name suggests monkey-tailed skinks have a prehensile tail. Unlike a the tail of a lot of other lizard species, the tail of a monkey-tailed lizard does not grow back if it is broken off.<\/p>\n

In the wild monkey-tailed skinks live in social groups of several animals called a circulus. Members of a circulus defend their territory and take care of their young collectively.<\/p>\n

In an unusual manner for a lizard monkey-tailed skinks are viviparous. In fact monkey-tailed skinks have a placenta that provides the young with nutrients during gestation which is quite long, up to eight months. This is something rather unusual in reptiles.<\/p>\n

Monkey-tailed skinks are vegetarian which is somewhat unusual among skinks.<\/p>\n

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Monkey-tailed skink offered for sale at a Toronto reptile expo<\/a>.<\/p><\/div>\n

Some people like to keep monkey-tailewd skinks as pets and even breed them in captivity. Monkey-tailed skinks do well in captivity if their needs are met, they do need high humidity, lots of vertical space, heat, and UVB light.<\/p>\n

Several monkey-tailed skinks can be kept together if they accept each-other and form a circulus.<\/p>\n\"Monkey-tailed<\/a>\n

Further Readings:<\/h4>\n
\nSolomon Island monkey-tailed skink<\/a> on the Toronto Zoo website.
\nSolomon Islands skink<\/a> on Wikipedia.
\nBreeding Prehensile-Tailed Skinks<\/a>.
\nCaresheet and Resources – Jos Little World<\/a>.
\nAnimal Care — Prehensile Tailed Skink<\/a>.
\nPrehensile Tailed Skink Care and Diet<\/a> on Central Animal Hospital.
\nMy 2014 Monkey Tail Skink Breeding Season. ( Corucia Zebrata )<\/a>
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