Prehensile-tailed skink
Corucia zebrata
Class: Reptiles (Reptilia)
Order: Squamoses (Squamata)
Suborder: Lizards (Lacertilia)
Family: Skinks (Scincidae)
- It is found only on the Solomon islands.
- The life span is up to 22 years. They received their name because of their prehensile tail which is used as a fifth limb, helping the animal move and hold on trees; beside the tail, long claws help hold out on the branches. This species develops very slowly, gravidity lasts up to 9 months, the female cares for its baby for a long time. Their number in the wild reduces because of a slow speed of reproduction.
Working hours
10 a.m. to
6 p.m.
Wednesday through Sunday
During autumn, spring and summer vacations, and on official holidays Exotarium is open
everyday.
Our address: 300002, Russia, Tula, Oktyabrskaya str., bld. 26.
Phone number: 7 (4872) 47-53-92
You can arrive:
fixed-run taxies # 1, 1t, 8, 9, 6t, 11, 12t, 21, 23, 24, 32, 34, 36, 41
buses # 1, 8, 9, 21, 36
trolley-buses № 1, 4, 6
tram № 12
the Zarechie district, Lunacharskogo or Arsenalnaya str.
Entrance tickets:
Children - 50 roubles (children under the age of 3 go for free)
Adults - 90 roubles.
Reduced fair tickets - 30 roubles (available for senior citizens, disabled people, etc.)
