Biology:Ctenotus greeri
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Short description: Species of lizard
| Ctenotus greeri | |
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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. greeri
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| Binomial name | |
| Ctenotus greeri Storr, 1979
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Ctenotus greeri, also known commonly as Greer's ctenotus and the spotted-necked ctenotus, is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Australia .
Etymology
The specific name, greeri, is in honour of Australian herpetologist Allen Eddy Greer.[1]
Geographic range
C. greeri is found in the Australian states of South Australia and Western Australia, and in Northern Territory.[2][3]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitats of C. greeri are grassland and shrubland.[2]
Description
C. greeri has five toes on each of its four feet.[3]
Reproduction
References
- ↑ 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 greeri, p. 107).
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namediucn status 18 November 2021 - ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Ctenotus greeri at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 March 2015.
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 (1979). "Ctenotus greeri, a new scincid lizard from Western Australia". Records of the Western Australian Museum 8 (1): 143–146.
- Storr GM, Smith LA, Johnstone RE (1999). Lizards of Western Australia. I. Skinks. Revised Edition. Perth: Western Australian Museum. 291 pp., 36 color plates. ISBN:978-0730726562.
- Wilson SK, Swan G (2013). A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia, Fourth Edition. Sydney: New Holland Publishers. 522 pp. ISBN:978-1921517280.
Wikidata ☰ Q3006532 entry
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