| Lancelin Island skink | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Ctenotus |
| Species: | C. lancelini |
| Binomial name | |
| Ctenotus lancelini Ford, 1969 | |
| Synonyms [1] | |
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The Lancelin Island skink (Ctenotus lancelini ), also known commonly as the Lancelin south-west ctenotus, is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Australia. [2]
The specific name, lancelini, refers to Lancelin Island, Western Australia. [3]
C. lancelini is found on Lancelin Island. [1]
Anomalopus is the genus of worm-skinks, smallish smooth-scaled burrowing lizards in the family Scincidae. The genus is endemic to the eastern half of Australia. The genus belongs to a clade in the Sphenomorphus group which contains such genera as Ctenotus and the close relatives Eulamprus and Gnypetoscincus.
Ctenotus is a genus of skinks. The genus belongs to a clade in the Sphenomorphus group which contains such genera as Anomalopus and the close relatives Eulamprus and Gnypetoscincus.
The great desert skink, also known commonly as Kintore's egernia, is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to the western half of Australia. It is a burrowing lizard and extremely social.
Carinascincus palfreymani, known commonly as the Pedra Branca skink, as well as the Palfreyman's window-eyed skink, the Pedra Branca cool-skink, or the red-throated skink, is a species of skink in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Australia, and is restricted to the windswept Pedra Branca, an island off southern Tasmania of only 2.5 ha, where it is dependent on the seabird colonies. It is the only lizard species found on the island.
Kasner's dwarf burrowing skink, also known commonly as Kasner's burrowing skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae.
White's skink is a species of skink in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Australia.
The western limestone ctenotus is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Australia.
The Satinay sand skink or Fraser Island sand skink is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae.
The African striped skink, commonly called the striped skink, is a species of lizard in the skink family (Scincidae). The species is widespread in East Africa and Southern Africa. It is not a close relation to the Australian striped skink, Ctenotus taeniolatus.
The four-toed earless skink, also known commonly as Péron's earless skink, the lowlands earless skink, or the four-toed mulch skink, is a viviparous earless skink endemic to southern Australia.
The coastal plains skink is a species of skinks, found on the Swan Coastal Plain south of Perth, Western Australia.
Cryptoblepharus egeriae, the Christmas Island blue-tailed shining-skink, blue-tailed skink, or Christmas Island blue-tailed skink, is a species of skink, a lizard native to Australia's Christmas Island, and is not closely related to the Plestiodon skinks of North America, whose juveniles are known for their blue tails. It is relatively small with a black body with yellow stripes going to a bright blue tail.
Lancelin Island is an island in Western Australia near Lancelin.
Ctenotus strauchii, also known commonly as the eastern barred wedge-snout ctenotus or Strauch's ctenotus, is a small species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Australia and is found throughout semi-arid and arid regions in most of Australia's mainland states except Western Australia, although one record does exist for Western Australia in 1975.
Anepischetosia maccoyi, also known commonly as the highlands forest-skink, highlands forest skink, Maccoy's elf skink, or McCoy's skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species, which is monotypic in the genus Anepischetosia, is endemic to Australia.
Ctenotus pantherinus, commonly known as the leopard ctenotus, is a species of skink endemic to central and western Australia. Ctenotus Pantherinus is commonly known to reproductively be the only species to have a female be smaller in size in comparison to their male counterparts. This has allowed them to both adequately adapt to their environment, as well as, caused them to sustain their population growth.
Pseudemoia baudini, also known commonly as Baudin's skink, Baudin's window-eyed skink, and the Bight Coast skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Australia.
The common south-west ctenotus is a species of skink found in Western Australia.
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.
Ctenotus stuarti, also known commonly as the Point Stuart ctenotus or Stuart's ctenotus, is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Australia.
