Tasmanian Tree Skink

Tasmanian tree skink
	Cradle Mountain, Tasmania
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Scincidae
Genus:	Carinascincus
Species:	C. pretiosus
Binomial name
	Carinascincus pretiosus; (O'Shaughnessy, 1874)
Synonyms
	Leiolopisma pretiosa; Niveoscincus pretiosus;

Short description: Species of lizard

The agile cool-skink or Tasmanian tree skink (Carinascincus pretiosus) is a species of skink in the family Scincidae. It is endemic to Tasmania and the Bass Strait islands. It is viviparous, and may be found in a wide variety of habitats, from tall forests to rocky coastlines.^[1]^[2]

References

↑ Wildlife of Tasmania – Tasmanian Tree Skink
↑ Cogger, H.G. (1979). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia. Reed: Sydney. ISBN:0-589-50108-9

Wikidata ☰ Q3007984 entry

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[1] Wildlife of Tasmania – Tasmanian Tree Skink

[Cogger1979-2] Cogger, H.G. (1979). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia. Reed: Sydney. ISBN:0-589-50108-9