Western limestone ctenotus

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Western limestone ctenotus

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification edit
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
    — & , 2010

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

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]

References[]

  1. ^ Gaikhorst, G.; Sanderson, C.; Lloyd, R.; Craig, M. (2017). "Ctenotus australis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T109463022A109463031. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T109463022A109463031.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b Species Ctenotus australis at The Reptile Database . www.reptile-database.org.
  3. ^ a b 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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