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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