AMAZING AND RARE (GRAVID MONKEY TAILED SKINK)

A rare species of reptile located in the Solomon Islands. This species can grow to a length of 3 feet from head to to the tip of there tail. In the wild the Monkey tailed skink would mainly spend its time in the trees being the arboreal creature that it is with a very strong body that is able to move up large trees with the help of its bird like talons with razor sharp claws shaped just like a raptor only alot smaller. When you hold these amzing creatures you can feel the sheer power of there bodys as they embed there claws into you for security. The tail being about 45% of the species total body length is not only used almost as a fifth hand able to curl and grip objects, it is used as a coounter balance so the Prehensile Tailed skink or Monkey Tailed Skink can move quickly and efficiently through their arboreal environment. This is a simple clip to show you the temperment of this species being that of a nervous and cautious creature that it is. The animal in this video is female, which can be determined by the shape of the skull most times when the animals are at a mature age. She is approximately 5 months along in her justation period, which is a total of nine months. This is one of the only reptiles in the world that has a live birth and the baby is born approximately nine inches in length, twins are extremely rare.

Category:

Pets & Animals

Tags:

• rare
• reptile
• arboreal
• monkey
• tail
• prehensile
• solomon
• islands
• vegetarian
• trees
• amazing
• gravid
• captivity
• interesting

[neen2209]

ilove your skinks

[evanjohnston123]

this is awesome i <3 skinks

[ataylor409]

I used to have 2 a male and a female. I was moving and was told they dont move well so I had to give them to a local pet shop. I regret it everyday do you know where I can find them?

[sambylsma77]

i have one there freiking so cool

i got mine for 200 cause i work at a reptile zoo, but iv seen the go for any where from 300 to a grand. I wouldnt reccomend them unless you have exsperience. but they are sweet lizards my favorite next to sungazers and tegus

[complications82]

There really is know set price on this species, as far as i know they have been bumped up to apendix level two which means they are not suppose to be removed from the wild. Unfortuanetly this still happens but in hopes the creature ends up in a loving home. To answer your question id say mine are priceless!

[Pimporly]

Awsome! They are really cool herps! How much are they?