Ctenotus youngsoni

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Ctenotus youngsoni

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Ctenotus
Species:
C. youngsoni
Binomial name
Ctenotus youngsoni
Storr, 1975

The Shark Bay south-west ctenotus (Ctenotus youngsoni), also known commonly as Youngson's ctenotus, is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Australia.

Etymology[]

The specific name, youngsoni, is in honour of Australian zoologist .[2]

Geographic range[]

C. youngsoni is found in the Australian state of Western Australia.[3]

Habitat[]

The preferred natural habitat of C. youngsoni is shrubland.[1]

Description[]

C. youngsoni has well-developed limbs, with five toes on each of its four feet.[3]

Reproduction[]

C. youngsoni is oviparous.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Ford, S.; How, R.; Cowan, M. (2017). "Ctenotus youngsoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T109464844A109464849. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T109464844A109464849.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ , , (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Ctenotus youngsoni, p. 292).
  3. ^ a b c Ctenotus youngsoni at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 March 2015.

Further reading[]

  • Cogger HG (2014). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,033 pp. ISBN 978-0643100350.
  • , (2012). "Molecular phylogeny and morphological revision of the Ctenotus labillardieri (Reptilia: Squamata: Scincidae) species group and a new species of immediate conservation concern in the southwestern Australian biodiversity hotspot". Zootaxa 3390: 1–18.
  • Storr GM (1975). "The Genus Ctenotus (Lacertilia, Scincidae) in the Kimberley and North-west Divisions of Western Australia". Records of the Western Australian Museum 3 (3): 209–243. (Ctenotus youngsoni, new species, pp. 227–228).
  • Storr GM, , (1999). Lizards of Western Australia. I. Skinks, Revised Edition. Perth: Western Australian Museum. 291 pp. ISBN 978-0730726562.
  • , (2013). A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia, Fourth Edition. Sydney: New Holland Publishers. 522 pp. ISBN 978-1921517280.



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