Biology:Ctenotus burbidgei
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Short description: Species of lizard
Ctenotus burbidgei | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Scincidae |
Genus: | Ctenotus |
Species: | C. burbidgei
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Binomial name | |
Ctenotus burbidgei Storr, 1975
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Ctenotus burbidgei, also known commonly as the plain-backed Kimberley ctenotus, is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is native to Western Australia.[1]
Etymology
The specific name, burbidgei, is in honor of Australian zoologist Andrew A. Burbidge.[2]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitats of C. burbidgei are shrubland and savanna.[3]
Reproduction
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Ctenotus burbidgei at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 March 2015.
- ↑ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN:978-1-4214-0135-5. (Ctenotus burbidgei, p. 43).
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Further reading
- Cogger HG (2014). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,033 pp. ISBN:978-0643100350.
- Storr GM (1975). "The Genus Ctenotus (Lacertilia, Scincidae) in the Kimberley and North-west Divisions of Western Australia". Records of the Western Australia Museum 3 (3): 209–243. (Ctenotus mastigura burbidgei, new subspecies, p. 228–229).
- Wilson, Steve; Swan, Gerry (2013). A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia, Fourth Edition. Sydney: New Holland Publishers. 522 pp. ISBN:978-1921517280.
Wikidata ☰ Q3006506 entry
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