Giant spiny skink, Poncelet's helmet skink
The giant spiny skink or Poncelet's helmet skink (Tribolonotus ponceleti ) is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to the Solomon Islands.
The specific name, ponceleti, is in honor of the Rev. Jean-Baptiste Poncelet (1884-1958), French missionary and naturalist.
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TerrestrialTerrestrial animals are animals that live predominantly or entirely on land (e.g., cats, ants, snails), as compared with aquatic animals, which liv...
Oviparous animals are female animals that lay their eggs, with little or no other embryonic development within the mother. This is the reproductive...
Precocial species are those in which the young are relatively mature and mobile from the moment of birth or hatching. Precocial species are normall...
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starts withThe preferred habitat of T. ponceleti is forest at altitudes of 0–250 m (0–820 ft).
Unlike most skinks, T. ponceleti has the ability to vocalize.
T. ponceleti is oviparous.
