| Lancelin Island skink | |
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| 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 [2] | |
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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]
The specific name, lancelini, refers to Lancelin Island, Western Australia. [3] : 150
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
C. lancelini is found on Lancelin Island. [2]
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]
C. lancelini is a member of the C. labillardieri species group. [2]