Ctenotus coggeri

Ctenotus coggeri
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Scinciformata
Infraorder:	Scincomorpha
Family:	Sphenomorphidae
Genus:	Ctenotus
Species:	C. coggeri
Binomial name
	Ctenotus coggeri; Sadlier, 1985

Last updated September 29, 2025

The brown-backed ctenotus (Ctenotus coggeri), also known commonly as Cogger's ctenotus, is a species of skink, a lizard in the subfamily Sphenomorphinae of the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to the Northern Territory in Australia.^[2]

Etymology

The specific name, coggeri, is in honor of Australian herpetologist Harold Cogger.^[3]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of C. coggeri is forest.^[1]

Description

C. coggeri is heavy-bodied and large for its genus. The maximum recorded snout-to-vent length (SVL) is 8.0 cm (3.1 in).^[4]

Reproduction

C. coggeri is oviparous.^[2]

References

1 2 Gillespie, G.; Woinarski, J.C.Z.; McDonald, P.; Cogger, H.; Fenner, A. (2018). "Ctenotus coggeri ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2018 e.T109463146A109463149. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T109463146A109463149.en . Retrieved 18 November 2021.
1 2 Ctenotus coggeri at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 22 March 2015.
↑ 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. ("Cogger's Ctenotus Ctenotus coggeri ", p. 56).
↑ Sadlier RA (1985).

Cogger HG (2014). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,033 pp. ISBN 978-0643100350.
Sadlier RA (1985). "A New Australian scincid lizard, Ctenotus coggeri, from the Alligator Rivers Region, Northern Territory". Records of the Australian Museum36 (3): 153–156.
Wilson S, Swan G (2013). A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia, Fourth Edition. Sydney: New Holland Publishers. 522 pp. ISBN 978-1921517280.

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[iucn_status_18_November_2021-1] 1 2 Gillespie, G.; Woinarski, J.C.Z.; McDonald, P.; Cogger, H.; Fenner, A. (2018). "Ctenotus coggeri ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2018 e.T109463146A109463149. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T109463146A109463149.en . Retrieved 18 November 2021.

[RDB-2] 1 2 Ctenotus coggeri at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 22 March 2015.

[3] 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. ("Cogger's Ctenotus Ctenotus coggeri ", p. 56).

[4] Sadlier RA (1985).

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