Ctenotus storri

Ctenotus storri
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. storri
Binomial name
Ctenotus storri Rankin, 1978

Ctenotus storri, also known commonly as the buff-striped ctenotus or Storr's ctenotus, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Australia.

Etymology

The specific name, storri, is in honour of Australian herpetologist Glen Milton Storr. ^[2]

Geographic range

C. storri is found in the Northern Territory in Australia. ^[3]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of C. storri are grassland and savanna. ^[1]

Reproduction

C. storri is oviparous. ^[3]

References

1. Cogger, H.; Fenner, A.; Greenlees, M.; McDonald, P. (2018). "Ctenotus storri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2018 e.T109464638A109464643. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T109464638A109464643.en . Retrieved 19 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 storri, p. 256).
3. Ctenotus storri 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
• Rankin, Peter R. (1978). "A new species of lizard (Lacertilia: Scincidae) from the Northern Territory, closely allied to Ctenotus decaneurus Storr ". Records of the Australian Museum31 (10): 395–409. (Ctenotus storri, new species).
• Wilson, Steve; Swan, Gerry (2013). A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia, Fourth Edition. Sydney: New Holland Publishers. 522 pp. ISBN   978-1921517280.