Giant spiny 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.^[1]

Giant spiny skink
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Scinciformata
Infraorder:	Scincomorpha
Superfamily:	Lygosomoidea
Family:	Egerniidae
Genus:	Tribolonotus
Species:	T. ponceleti
Binomial name
Tribolonotus ponceleti Kinghorn, 1937[1]

Etymology

The specific name, ponceleti, is in honor of the Rev. Jean-Baptiste Poncelet (1884-1958), French missionary and naturalist.^[2]

Habitat

The preferred habitat of T. ponceleti is forest at altitudes of 0–250 m (0–820 ft).^[1]

Behavior

Unlike most skinks, T. ponceleti has the ability to vocalize.^[3]

Reproduction

T. ponceleti is oviparous.^[3]