Biology:Ctenotus coggeri
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Short description: Species of lizard
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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. coggeri
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| Binomial name | |
| Ctenotus coggeri Sadlier, 1985
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The brown-backed ctenotus (Ctenotus coggeri), also known commonly as Cogger's ctenotus, is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to the Northern Territory in Australia .[1]
Etymology
The specific name, coggeri, is in honor of Australian herpetologist Harold Cogger.[2]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of C. coggeri is forest.[3]
Description
C. coggeri is heavy-bodied and large for its genus. The maximum recorded snout-to-vent length (SVL) is 8.0 cm (3.1 in).[4]
Reproduction
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Ctenotus coggeri 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. ("Cogger's Ctenotus Ctenotus coggeri ", p. 56).
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
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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.
- Sadlier RA (1985). "A New Australian scincid lizard, Ctenotus coggeri, from the Alligator Rivers Region, Northern Territory". Records of the Australian Museum 36 (3): 153–156.
- Wilson S, Swan G (2013). A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia, Fourth Edition. Sydney: New Holland Publishers. 522 pp. ISBN:978-1921517280.
Wikidata ☰ Q3006510 entry
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