Tasmanian tree skink

Short description: Species of lizard

Tasmanian tree skink

Cradle Mountain, Tasmania
Scientific classification
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

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

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

Wikidata ☰ Q3007984 entry

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