Ctenotus youngsoni

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Ctenotus youngsoni
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Ctenotus
Species:
C. youngsoni
Binomial name
Ctenotus youngsoni
Storr, 1975

Ctenotus youngsoni, also known commonly as the Shark Bay south-west ctenotus and Youngson's ctenotus, is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Australia. The specific name, youngsoni, is in honour of Australian zoologist William Kenneth Youngson. [2] C. youngsoni is found in the Australian state of Western Australia. [3] The preferred natural habitat of C. youngsoni is shrubland. [1] C. youngsoni has well-developed limbs, with five toes on each of its four feet. [3] C. youngsoni is oviparous. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 Ford, S.; How, R.; Cowan, M. (2017). "Ctenotus youngsoni ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017: e.T109464844A109464849. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T109464844A109464849.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 youngsoni, p. 292).
  3. 1 2 3 Ctenotus youngsoni at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 22 March 2015.

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