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Tasmanian tree skink

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Species of lizard

Tasmanian tree skink
Cradle Mountain, Tasmania
Scientific classification Edit this 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

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.

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
Taxon identifiers
Niveoscincus pretiosus


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