Ctenotus aphrodite
Ctenotus aphrodite | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Scincidae |
Genus: | Ctenotus |
Species: | C. aphrodite
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Binomial name | |
Ctenotus aphrodite & , 1990
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Ctenotus aphrodite, also known commonly as the Oorida ctenotus, is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Australia.
Etymology[]
The specific name, aphrodite, refers to Aphrodite, the goddess of love and beauty in Greek mythology.[1][2]
Geographic range[]
C. aphrodite is found in southwestern Queensland, Australia.[1]
Reproduction[]
Taxonomy[]
C. aphrodite may be a synonym of C. septenarius.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b c d Ctenotus aphrodite at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 March 2015.
- ^ , , (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Ctenotus aphrodite, p. 10).
Further reading[]
- Cogger HG (2014). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,033 pp. ISBN 978-0643100350.
- , (1990). "Four new species of striped skinks from Queensland". Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 29 (3): 407–410. (Ctenotus aphrodite, new species).
- , (2013). A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia, Fourth Edition. Sydney: New Holland Publishers. 522 pp. ISBN 978-1921517280.
Categories:
- Ctenotus
- Reptiles described in 1990
- Taxa named by Glen Joseph Ingram
- Taxa named by Greg V. Czechura
- Skink stubs