Ctenotus helenae

Ctenotus helenae
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. helenae
Binomial name
	Ctenotus helenae; (Storr, 1969)
Synonyms
	Lygosoma lesueurii concolor; Glauert, 1952

Last updated September 30, 2025

Ctenotus helenae, also known commonly as the clay-soil ctenotus, is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Australia.

Etymology

The specific name, helenae, is in honour of Helen Louise Pianka who was married to American herpetologist Eric R. Pianka.^[3]

Geographic range

Within Australia, C. helenae is found in Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, and Western Australia.^[1]^[2]

Habitat

C. helenae is found in wide variety of habitats including forest, shrubland, grassland, and desert.^[1]

Behaviour

C. helenae is terrestrial and diurnal.^[2]

Reproduction

C. helenae is oviparous.^[2]

References

1 2 3 Gaikhorst, G.; Cowan, M.; How, R. (2017). "Ctenotus helenae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017 e.T178394A101746681. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T178394A101746681.en . Retrieved 19 November 2021.
1 2 3 4 Ctenotus helenae 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 helenae, p. 120).

Cogger, Harold G. (2014). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,033 pp. ISBN 978-0643100350.
Storr, G.M. (1969) ("1968"). "The genus Ctenotus (Lacertilia, Scincidae) in the Eastern Division of Western Australia". Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia51 (4): 97–109. (Ctenotus helenae, new species, pp. 100–101).
Storr, G.M.; Smith, L.A.; Johnstone, R.E. (1999). Lizards of Western Australia. I. Skinks, Revised Edition. Perth: Western Australian Museum. 291 pp. ISBN 978-0730726562.
Wilson, Steve; Swan, Gerry (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_19_November_2021-1] 1 2 3 Gaikhorst, G.; Cowan, M.; How, R. (2017). "Ctenotus helenae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017 e.T178394A101746681. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T178394A101746681.en . Retrieved 19 November 2021.

[RDB-2] 1 2 3 4 Ctenotus helenae 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 helenae, p. 120).

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