Ctenotus astarte

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Ctenotus astarte
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Ctenotus
Species:
C. astarte
Binomial name
Ctenotus astarte
Czechura, 1986

Ctenotus astarte, also known commonly as the stony downs ctenotus, is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Australia.

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Etymology

The specific name, astarte, is an allusion to Astarte, the goddess of fertility, sexuality, and war in ancient Assyrian mythology. [2]

Geographic range

In Australia, C. astarte is found in southwestern Queensland and extreme northeastern South Australia. [3] [1]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of C. astarte are grassland, shrubland, and savanna. [1]

Description

Moderately large for its genus, C. astarte has a snout-to-vent length of 6–8 cm (2.4–3.1 in). [4]

Reproduction

C. astarte is oviparous. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Wilson S, Hobson R, Vanderduys E, Dickman C (2018). "Ctenotus astarte". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T109462967A109462970. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T109462967A109462970.en. Downloaded on 05 May 2020.
  2. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN   978-1-4214-0135-5. (Ctenotus astarte, p. 12).
  3. 1 2 Ctenotus astarte at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 22 March 2015.
  4. Czechura (1986).

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