Tasmanian Tree Skink

Tasmanian Tree Skink
Cradle Mountain, Tasmania
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Scincidae
Subfamily:	Lygosominae
Genus:	Niveoscincus
Species:	N. pretiosus
Binomial name
Niveoscincus pretiosus (O’Shaughnessy, 1874)
Synonyms
Leiolopisma pretiosa

The Agile Cool-skink or Tasmanian Tree Skink (Niveoscincus pretiosus) is a species of skink in the Scincidae family. 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

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