Ctenotus ingrami

Ctenotus ingrami
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Scincidae
Genus:	Ctenotus
Species:	C. ingrami
Binomial name
	Ctenotus ingrami; Czechura & Wombey, 1982

Last updated May 07, 2024

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]

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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).