Ctenotus brooksi

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Ctenotus brooksi

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Ctenotus
Species:
C. brooksi
Binomial name
Ctenotus brooksi
(Loveridge, 1933)
Synonyms[2]
  • Sphenomorphus leae brooksi
    Loveridge, 1933
  • Ctenotus brooksi
    — Cogger, 1983

Ctenotus brooksi, also known commonly as Brooks' ctenotus and the wedgesnout ctenotus, is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Australia.

Etymology[]

The specific name, brooksi, is in honor of American zoologist (1887–1965).[3]

Geographic range[]

Within Australia, C. brooksi is found in Western Australia, Northern Territory, and South Australia.[2]

Habitat[]

The preferred natural habitats of C. brooksi are desert, grassland, and savanna.[1]

Reproduction[]

C. brooksi is oviparous.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Ford, S.; Gaikhorst, G.; How, R.; Cowan, M.; Zichy-Woinarski, J. (2017). "Ctenotus brooksi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T109463090A109463093. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T109463090A109463093.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b c Ctenotus brooksi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 March 2015.
  3. ^ , , (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. ("Brooks' Ctenotus Ctenotus brooksi ", p. 40).

Further reading[]

  • Cogger HG (2014). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,033 pp. ISBN 978-0643100350.
  • Loveridge A (1933). "New Scincid Lizards of the Genera Sphenomorphus, Rhodona, and Lygosoma from Australia". Occasional Papers of the Boston Society of Natural History 8: 95–100. (Sphenomorphus leae brooksi, new subspecies, pp. 95–96).
  • , (2013). A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia, Fourth Edition. Sydney: New Holland Publishers. 522 pp. ISBN 978-1921517280.



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