Tasmanian tree skink
Tasmanian tree skink | |
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Cradle Mountain, Tasmania | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
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 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
Categories:
- Carinascincus
- Skinks of Australia
- Reptiles of Tasmania
- Endemic fauna of Tasmania
- Reptiles described in 1874
- Taxa named by Arthur William Edgar O'Shaughnessy
- Skink stubs