Ctenotus capricorni

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Ctenotus capricorni
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Ctenotus
Species:
C. capricorni
Binomial name
Ctenotus capricorni
Storr, 1981

Ctenotus capricorni, the Capricorn ctenotus, is a species of skink found in Queensland in Australia. [2]

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References

  1. Wilson, S.; Shea, G.; Amey, A.; Hobson, R. (2018). "Ctenotus capricorni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2018: e.T109463120A109463125. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T109463120A109463125.en . Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. Ctenotus capricorni at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 22 March 2015.