Tasmanian tree skink

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]

Tasmanian tree skink
Cradle Mountain, Tasmania
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Scinciformata
Infraorder:	Scincomorpha
Family:	Scincidae
Genus:	Carinascincus
Species:	C. pretiosus
Binomial name
Carinascincus pretiosus (O'Shaughnessy, 1874)
Synonyms
Leiolopisma pretiosa Niveoscincus pretiosus