Ctenotus ingrami

Ctenotus ingrami
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. ingrami
Binomial name
	Ctenotus ingrami; Czechura & Wombey, 1982

Last updated September 30, 2025

Ctenotus ingrami, also known commonly as Ingram's ctenotus and the unspotted yellow-sided ctenotus, is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is native to Queensland and New South Wales in Australia.^[2]

Etymology

The specific name, ingrami, is in honor of Australian herpetologist Glen Joseph Ingram.^[3]

Habitat

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

Description

C. ingrami has five digits on each of its four feet.^[2] Moderately large for its genus, average snout-to-vent length (SVL) is 6.5 cm (2.6 in), and maximum recorded SVL is 8.4 cm (3.3 in).^[4]

Behavior

C. ingrami is terrestrial.^[1]

Reproduction

C. ingrami is oviparous.^[2]

References

1 2 3 Wilson, S.; Hobson, R.; Vanderduys, E.; Sanderson, C.; Dickman, C.; Venz, M. (2018). "Ctenotus ingrami ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2018 e.T109463598A109463603. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T109463598A109463603.en . Retrieved 18 November 2021.
1 2 3 Ctenotus ingrami at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 22 March 2015.
↑ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Ctenotus ingrami, p. 130).
↑ Czechura GV, Wombey J (1982).

Cogger HG (2014). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,033 pp. ISBN 978-0643100350.
Czechura GV, Wombey J (1982). "Three new striped skinks, (Ctenotus, Lacertilia, Scincidae) from Queensland". Memoirs of the Queensland Museum20 (3): 639–645. (Ctenotus ingrami, new species, pp. 641–642 + Figure 1 + Plate I, figure 3).
Swan G, Sadlier R, Shea G (2022). A Field Guide to Reptiles of New South Wales, Fourth Edition. Sydney: New Holland Publishers. 288 pp. ISBN 978-1925546835.
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 3 Wilson, S.; Hobson, R.; Vanderduys, E.; Sanderson, C.; Dickman, C.; Venz, M. (2018). "Ctenotus ingrami ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2018 e.T109463598A109463603. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T109463598A109463603.en . Retrieved 18 November 2021.

[RDB-2] 1 2 3 Ctenotus ingrami at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 22 March 2015.

[3] Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Ctenotus ingrami, p. 130).

[4] Czechura GV, Wombey J (1982).

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