Ctenotus storri

Ctenotus storri
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Scincidae
Genus:	Ctenotus
Species:	C. storri
Binomial name
	Ctenotus storri; Rankin, 1978

Last updated November 19, 2021

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]

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References

1 2 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.
↑ 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).
1 2 Ctenotus storri at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 22 March 2015.