Biology:Ctenotus youngsoni
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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. youngsoni
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| Binomial name | |
| Ctenotus youngsoni Storr, 1975
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Ctenotus youngsoni, also known commonly as the Shark Bay south-west ctenotus and Youngson's ctenotus, is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Australia . The specific name, youngsoni, is in honour of Australian zoologist William Kenneth Youngson.[1] C. youngsoni is found in the Australian state of Western Australia.[2] The preferred natural habitat of C. youngsoni is shrubland.[3] C. youngsoni has well-developed limbs, with five toes on each of its four feet.[2] C. youngsoni is oviparous.[2]
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 youngsoni, p. 292).
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Ctenotus youngsoni at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 March 2015.
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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.
- Kay GM, Keogh JS (2012). "Molecular phylogeny and morphological revision of the Ctenotus labillardieri (Reptilia: Squamata: Scincidae) species group and a new species of immediate conservation concern in the southwestern Australian biodiversity hotspot". Zootaxa 3390: 1–18.
- Storr GM (1975). "The Genus Ctenotus (Lacertilia, Scincidae) in the Kimberley and North-west Divisions of Western Australia". Records of the Western Australian Museum 3 (3): 209–243. (Ctenotus youngsoni, new species, pp. 227–228).
- 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 ☰ Q3006620 entry
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