Lancelin Island skink

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Lancelin Island skink
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Ctenotus
Species:
C. lancelini
Binomial name
Ctenotus lancelini
Ford, 1969
Synonyms [2]
  • Ctenotus labillardieri lancelini
    Ford, 1969
  • Ctenotus lancelini
    Cogger, 1983

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]

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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]

See also

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References

  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.
  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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