Biology:Ctenotus eurydice
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Short description: Species of lizard
| Ctenotus eurydice | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Ctenotus |
| Species: | C. eurydice
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| Binomial name | |
| Ctenotus eurydice Czechura & Wombey, 1982
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Ctenotus eurydice, also known commonly as the brown-backed yellow-lined ctenotus, is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is native to New South Wales and Queensland in Australia .[1]
Etymology
The specific name, eurydice, refers to the Greek mythological character Eurydice, wife of Orpheus.[2]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of C. eurydice is rocky areas.[3]
Description
C. eurydice has well-developed limbs, with five toes on each of its four feet.[1]
Reproduction
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Ctenotus eurydice 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 eurydice, p. 86).
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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.
- Czechura GV, Wombey JC (1982). "Three new striped skinks (Ctenotus, Lacertilia, Scincidae) from Queensland". Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 20: 639–645. (Ctenotus eurydice, new species).
- Wilson S, Swan G (2013). A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia, Fourth Edition. Sydney: New Holland Publishers. 522 pp. ISBN 978-1921517280.
Wikidata ☰ Q3006524 entry
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