Biology:Ctenotus hanloni

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Short description: Species of lizard

Ctenotus hanloni
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Ctenotus
Species:
C. hanloni
Binomial name
Ctenotus hanloni
Storr, 1980

Ctenotus hanloni, also known commonly as Hanlon's ctenotus and the nimble ctenotus, is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Australia .

Etymology

The specific name, hanloni, is in honor of Australian herpetologist Timothy Marcus Stephen "Mark" Hanlon.[1]

Geographic range

C. hanloni is found in the Australian states of South Australia and Western Australia, and in the Northern Territory.[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of C. hanloni is grassland.[3]

Description

C. hanloni has an average snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 5.25 cm (2.07 in).[4]

Reproduction

C. hanloni is oviparous.[2]

References

  1. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN:978-1-4214-0135-5. (Ctenotus hanloni, p. 115).
  2. 2.0 2.1 Ctenotus hanloni at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 March 2015.
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  4. Storr GM (1980).

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 (1980). "The Ctenotus grandis species-group (Lacertilia: Scincidae)". Records of the Western Australian Museum 8 (3): 415–422. (Ctenotus hanloni, new species, pp. 420–421, Plate 2).
  • Storr GM, Smith LA, Johnstone RE (1999). Lizards of Western Australia. I. Skinks, Revised Edition. Perth: Western Australian Museum. 291 pp. ISBN:978-0730726562.
  • Wilson S, Swan G (2013). A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia, Fourth Edition. Sydney: New Holland Publishers. 522 pp. ISBN:978-1921517280.


Wikidata ☰ Q3006533 entry