They are extremely arboreal and use their prehensile tails as they move from branch to branch. Prehensile-tailed skinks are the largest member of their family. They are viviparous, delivering a live neonate after a gestation period of nearly 8 months, a very unusual trait among reptiles.
Ptilinopus pulchellus Fruit doves are an ecologically important part of the rainforest environment because they swallow fruit whole and, after digestion, drop the seeds,…
Brachylophus bulabula This island-dwelling species is one of the most colorful members of the iguana family. Males are green with blue bands. Females are…