Australian cave researchers dig up quite a big skink thecourier.com.au - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from thecourier.com.au Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
<em>Tiliqua frangens </em>is about 1,000 times greater in size than most skinks and walked the Earth about 50,000 years ago, alongside other extinct megafauna
Its official name is Tiliqua frangens, but its bulky bod and serious spiky armour mean it already has a range of colourful nicknames including "Mega Chonk" and "Chonkasaurus".