Lancelin Island skink

Lancelin Island skink
Conservation status
	; Critically Endangered (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Scinciformata
Infraorder:	Scincomorpha
Family:	Sphenomorphidae
Genus:	Ctenotus
Species:	C. lancelini
Binomial name
	Ctenotus lancelini; Ford, 1969
Synonyms
	Ctenotus labillardieri lancelini; Ford, 1969; Ctenotus lancelini; — Cogger, 1983;

Last updated October 05, 2025

The Lancelin Island skink (Ctenotus lancelini), also known commonly as the Lancelin south-west ctenotus and the south-west ctenotus, is a species of skink, a lizard in the subfamily Sphenomorphinae of the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Australia.^[1]

Etymology

The specific name, lancelini, refers to Lancelin Island, Western Australia.^[3]^: 150

Description

C. lancelini may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 8 cm (3.1 in). Dorsally, it is brown on the body, fading to gray on the tail. The flanks are striped and spotted with black and white. The legs are yellow or orange, with dark brown streaks.^[4]^{: 278–279}

Geographic range

C. lancelini is found on Lancelin Island.^[2]

Habitat and behavior

The preferred natural habitat of C. lancelini is rocky areas of grassland and shrubland, where it shelters under limestone slabs and in burrows of seabirds.^[1]

Reproduction

C. lancelini is oviparous.^[2]

Taxonomy

C. lancelini is a member of the C. labillardieri species group.^[2]

References

1 2 3 Gaikhorst, G.; Lloyd, R.; Craig, M. (2020). "Ctenotus lancelini ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2020 e.T5861A167868572. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-1.RLTS.T5861A167868572.en . Retrieved 17 November 2021.
1 2 3 4 Species Ctenotus lancelini at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
↑ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. xiii + 296. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5.
↑ Wilson, S; Swan, G (2023). A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia, Sixth Edition. Sydney: Reed New Holland Publishers. p. 688. ISBN 978-1-92554-671-2.

Cogger, HG (2014). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia (7 ed.). Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. pp. xxx + 1, 033. ISBN 978-0-643-10035-0.
Ford, J (1969). "Distribution and variation of the skink Ctenotus labillardieri (Gray) of southwestern Australia". Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia. 51 (3): 68–75.
Storr, GM; Smith, LA; Johnstone, RE (1999). Lizards of Western Australia. I. Skinks (Revised ed.). Perth: Western Australian Museum. p. 291. ISBN 978-0-7307-2656-2.

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[iucn_status_17_November_2021-1] 1 2 3 Gaikhorst, G.; Lloyd, R.; Craig, M. (2020). "Ctenotus lancelini ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2020 e.T5861A167868572. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-1.RLTS.T5861A167868572.en . Retrieved 17 November 2021.

[RDB-2] 1 2 3 4 Species Ctenotus lancelini at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.

[3] Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. xiii + 296. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5.

[4] Wilson, S; Swan, G (2023). A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia, Sixth Edition. Sydney: Reed New Holland Publishers. p. 688. ISBN 978-1-92554-671-2.

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