Ctenotus colletti

Ctenotus colletti
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. colletti
Binomial name
	Ctenotus colletti; (Boulenger, 1896)
Synonyms
	Lygosoma colletti; Boulenger, 1896; Lygosoma (Sphenomorphus) colletti; — Glauert, 1960; Ctenotus colletti; — Cogger, 1983;

Last updated October 01, 2025

Ctenotus colletti, also known commonly as the buff-tailed finesnout ctenotus, Collett's ctenotus, and Collett's skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Australia.

Etymology

The specific name, colletti, is in honor of Norwegian zoologist Robert Collett.^[3]

Geographic range

Within Australia C. colletti is found in the Northern Territory and Western Australia,.^[2]

Habitat

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

Reproduction

C. colletti is oviparous.^[2]

References

1 2 Shea, G.; Macdonald, S.M.; Moritz, C. (2017). "Ctenotus colletti ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017 e.T109463159A109463242. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T109463159A109463242.en . Retrieved 18 November 2021.
1 2 3 Ctenotus colletti 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. (Ctenotus colletti, p. 56).

Boulenger GA (1896). "Descriptions of Four new Lizards from Roebuck Bay, N.W. Australia, obtained by Dr. Dahl for the Christiania Museum". Annals and Magazine of Natural History, Sixth Series18: 232–235. (Lygosoma colletti, new species, pp. 234–235).
Cogger HG (2014). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,033 pp. ISBN 978-0643100350.
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 Shea, G.; Macdonald, S.M.; Moritz, C. (2017). "Ctenotus colletti ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017 e.T109463159A109463242. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T109463159A109463242.en . Retrieved 18 November 2021.

[RDB-2] 1 2 3 Ctenotus colletti 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. (Ctenotus colletti, p. 56).

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