Ctenotus greeri

Ctenotus greeri
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Scinciformata
Infraorder:	Scincomorpha
Family:	Sphenomorphidae
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.

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]

References

1. 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. Ctenotus greeri at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 22 March 2015.

Further reading

• Cogger HG (2014). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,033 pp. ISBN   978-0643100350.
• Storr GM (1979). "Ctenotus greeri, a new scincid lizard from Western Australia". Records of the Western Australian Museum8 (1): 143–146.
• Storr GM, Smith LA, Johnstone RE (1999). Lizards of Western Australia. I. Skinks. Revised Edition. Perth: Western Australian Museum. 291 pp., 36 color plates. ISBN   978-0730726562.
• Wilson SK, Swan G (2013). A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia, Fourth Edition. Sydney: New Holland Publishers. 522 pp. ISBN   978-1921517280.