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title: "Agile Coolskink"
description: "Carinascincus pretiosus — Gady. The Tasmanian tree skink (Carinascincus pretiosus), also known commonly as the agile cool-skink, is a species of lizard in the subfamily Eugongylinae of the family Scincidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/agile-coolskink
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Agile Coolskink

> Carinascincus pretiosus — Gady. The Tasmanian tree skink (Carinascincus pretiosus), also known commonly as the agile cool-skink, is a species of lizard in the subfamily Eugongylinae of the family Scincidae.

- Scientific name: *Carinascincus pretiosus*
- Category: `reptiles` (Gady)
- Habitats: `forest` (Las)
- iNaturalist observations: 685
- Wikidata: [Q55419087](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q55419087)
- iNaturalist taxon: [552266](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/552266)

## Names

- en: Agile Coolskink

## Countries with the most observations

AU (542)

## Summary

The Tasmanian tree skink (Carinascincus pretiosus), also known commonly as the agile cool-skink, is a species of lizard in the subfamily Eugongylinae of the family Scincidae. The species 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.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tasmanian_tree_skink

## Photo

![Agile Coolskink](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/agile-coolskink/medium.jpg)

Photo: george_vaughan · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/148822123

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/agile-coolskink?lang=pl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).