Ctenotus greeri

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Ctenotus greeri
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Ctenotus
Species:
C. greeri
Binomial name
Ctenotus greeri
Storr, 1979

Ctenotus greeri, also known commonly as Greer's ctenotus and the spotted-necked 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, greeri, is in honour of Australian herpetologist Allen Eddy Greer. [2]

Geographic range

C. greeri is found in the Australian states of South Australia and Western Australia, and in Northern Territory. [1] [3]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of C. greeri are grassland and shrubland. [1]

Description

C. greeri has five toes on each of its four feet. [3]

Reproduction

C. greeri is oviparous. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Gaikhorst, G.; How, R.; Cowan, M. (2017). "Ctenotus greeri ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017: e.T109463422A109463425. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T109463422A109463425.en . Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  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 greeri, p. 107).
  3. 1 2 3 Ctenotus greeri at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 22 March 2015.

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