Tasmanian tree skink
Topic: Biology
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Short description: Species of lizard
| Tasmanian tree skink | |
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| Cradle Mountain, Tasmania | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Carinascincus |
| Species: | C. pretiosus
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| Binomial name | |
| Carinascincus pretiosus (O'Shaughnessy, 1874)
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The Tasmanian tree skink (Carinascincus pretiosus), also known commonly as the agile cool-skink, is a species of lizard in the subfamily Eugongylinae of the family Scincidae. The species 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.[2][3]
References
- ↑ Species Carinascincus pretiosus at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
- ↑ Wildlife of Tasmania – Tasmanian Tree Skink
- ↑ Cogger, H.G. (2014). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,033 pp. ISBN 978-0643100350
Further reading
- O'Shaughnessy, A.W.E. (1874). "Descriptions of new Species of Scincidæ in the Collection of the British Museum". Annals and Magazine of Natural History, Fourth Series 13: 298–301. (Mocoa pretiosa, new species, pp. 298–299).
- Wilson, S.; Swan, G. (2023). A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia, Sixth Edition. Sydney: Reed New Holland Publishers. ISBN 978-1-92554-671-2. 688 pp. (Carinascincus pretiosus, pp. 220–221).
Wikidata ☰ Q3007984 entry
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