Lizard of the day: Solomon Islands skink!
It's the largest skink species in the world! They reproduce by viviparous matrotrophy: females provide a placenta for their young, which are born after a gestation period of six to eight months, an extremely rare trait among reptiles!
It's the largest skink species in the world! They reproduce by viviparous matrotrophy: females provide a placenta for their young, which are born after a gestation period of six to eight months, an extremely rare trait among reptiles!
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