The agile cool-skink or Tasmanian tree skink (''Carinascincus pretiosus'') is a species of

skink Skinks are lizards belonging to the family Scincidae, a family in the infraorder Scincomorpha. With more than 1,500 described species across 100 different taxonomic genera, the family Scincidae is one of the most diverse families of lizards. Ski ...

in the family Scincidae. It is endemic to Tasmania and the

Bass Strait Bass Strait () is a strait separating the island state of Tasmania from the Australian mainland (more specifically the coast of Victoria, with the exception of the land border across Boundary Islet). The strait provides the most direct waterwa ...

islands. It is viviparous, and may be found in a wide variety of habitats, from tall forests to rocky coastlines.Wildlife of Tasmania – Tasmanian Tree Skink
/ref>Cogger, H.G. (1979). ''Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia''. Reed: Sydney.

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Carinascincus Skinks of Australia Reptiles of Tasmania Endemic fauna of Tasmania Reptiles described in 1874 Taxa named by Arthur William Edgar O'Shaughnessy {{skink-stub