Western limestone ctenotus

The western limestone ctenotus (Ctenotus australis) is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Australia.

Western limestone ctenotus

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Ctenotus
Species:
C. australis
Binomial name
Ctenotus australis
(Gray, 1838)
Synonyms[2]
  • Tiliqua australis
    Gray, 1838
  • Lygosoma lesueurii
    A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1839
  • Lygosoma australe
    — Siebenrock, 1892
  • Ctenotus lesueuri
    — Storr, 1969
  • Ctenotus australis
    — Cogger, 1983
  • Minervascincus australis
    — Wells & Wellington, 1985
  • Ctenotus australis
    — Wilson & Swan, 2010

Geographic range

C. australis is native to coastal areas in the southwestern part of Western Australia.

Habitat

C. australis is found amongst heath on coastal dunes, and in open woodland on the Swan Coastal Plain. It is generally restricted to areas with limestone.[3]

Description

The western limestone ctenotus is quite large for a ctenotus. It is a light brown colour, but over this is a complex, prominent pattern of black, white and brown stripes.[3]

Reproduction

C. australis is oviparous.[2]

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References
  1. Gaikhorst, G., Sanderson, C., Lloyd, R. & Craig, M. 2017. Ctenotus australis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T109463022A109463031. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T109463022A109463031.en. Downloaded on 05 May 2020.
  2. Species Ctenotus australis at The Reptile Database . www.reptile-database.org.
  3. Bush, Brian; Maryan, Brad; Browne-Cooper, Robert; Robinson, David (1995). A Guide to the Reptiles and Frogs of the Perth Region. Perth: University of Western Australia Press. ISBN 1-875560-42-4. 226 pp.

Further reading
  • Cogger HG (2014). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,o33 pp. ISBN 978-0643100350.
  • Gray JE (1838). "Catalogue of the Slender-tongued Saurians, with Descriptions of many new Genera and Species". Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., First Series 2: 287–293. (Tiliqua australis, new species, p. 291).
  • Wilson, Steve; Swan, Gerry (2013). A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia, Fourth Edition. Sydney: New Holland Publishers. 522 pp. ISBN 978-1921517280.
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