Solomon Island 
Skink Information

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Reptilia

Order: Squamata

Suborder: Sauria

Family: Scincadae

Only species in the skink family with a prehensile tail.

They are also ovoviviparous, which means their reproduction system is that in which the young hatch just before, while, or shortly after the eggs are laid.

They typically only give birth to one live young.