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Lancelin Island skink
Scientific classification Edit this 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[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]

Etymology

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

Description

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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

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

Habitat and behavior

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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

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C. lancelini is oviparous.[2]

Taxonomy

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

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c 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. ^ a b c d 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.

Further reading

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  • Cogger, HG (2014). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia (7 ed.). Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. pp. xxx + 1, 033. ISBN 978-0643100350.
  • 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 978-0730726562.