Western limestone ctenotus
| Western limestone ctenotus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Ctenotus |
| Species: | C. australis
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| Binomial name | |
| Ctenotus australis (Gray, 1838)
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The western limestone ctenotus (Ctenotus australis) is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Australia.
Geographic range
[edit]C. australis is native to coastal areas in the southwestern part of Western Australia.
Habitat
[edit]C. australis is found amongst heath on coastal dunes, and in open woodland on the Swan Coastal Plain. It is generally restricted to areas with limestone.[3]
Description
[edit]The western limestone ctenotus is quite large for a ctenotus. It is a light brown colour, but over this is a complex, prominent pattern of black, white and brown stripes.[3]
Reproduction
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Gaikhorst, G.; Sanderson, C.; Lloyd, R.; Craig, M. (2017). "Ctenotus australis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T109463022A109463031. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T109463022A109463031.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ a b Species Ctenotus australis at The Reptile Database . www.reptile-database.org.
- ^ a b Bush, Brian; Maryan, Brad; Browne-Cooper, Robert; Robinson, David (1995). A Guide to the Reptiles and Frogs of the Perth Region. Perth: University of Western Australia Press. ISBN 1-875560-42-4. 226 pp.
Further reading
[edit]- Cogger HG (2014). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,o33 pp. ISBN 978-0643100350.
- Gray JE (1838). "Catalogue of the Slender-tongued Saurians, with Descriptions of many new Genera and Species". Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., First Series 2: 287–293. (Tiliqua australis, new species, p. 291).
- Wilson, Steve; Swan, Gerry (2013). A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia, Fourth Edition. Sydney: New Holland Publishers. 522 pp. ISBN 978-1921517280.