- Classification:
Order: Squamata
Genus & Species: Corucia zebrata
Family: Scincidae - Status:
Population is declining due to its low reproductive rate, habitat destruction (from rapid human development), and commercial collecting for the pet trade.
- Range:
Solomon Islands (located northeast of Australia) and Bougainville and Baku Islands in Papua New Guinea.
- Habitat:
Tropical rainforests of primary growth.
- Activity:
Crepuscular (active at dawn and dusk) and nocturnal. During the day it takes shelter in the hollows of large forest trees such as the strangler fig.
- Diet:
Herbivorous, feeding on leaves and fruits. In its natural environment, the preferred food is the Solomon Island Creeper plant.
