This is the world's largest known skink. Unlike most skinks, it gives birth to live young instead of laying eggs, and does not regrow a lost tail.
The Solomon Islands skink (Corucia zebrata) is an arboreal species of skink endemic to the Solomon Islands. It is the largest known extant species of skink. Other common names for this species include the prehensile-tailed skink, monkey-tailed skink, giant skink, zebra skink, and monkey skink.
