Biology:Ctenotus helenae
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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. helenae
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| Ctenotus helenae (Storr, 1969)
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Lygosoma lesueurii concolor | |
Ctenotus helenae, also known commonly as the clay-soil ctenotus, is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Australia .
Etymology
The specific name, helenae, is in honour of Helen Louise Pianka who was married to American herpetologist Eric R. Pianka.[2]
Geographic range
Within Australia, C. helenae is found in Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, and Western Australia.[3][1]
Habitat
C. helenae is found in wide variety of habitats including forest, shrubland, grassland, and desert.[3]
Behaviour
C. helenae is terrestrial and diurnal.[1]
Reproduction
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Ctenotus helenae 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 helenae, p. 120).
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Further reading
- Cogger, Harold G. (2014). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,033 pp. ISBN:978-0643100350.
- Storr, G.M. (1969) ("1968"). "The genus Ctenotus (Lacertilia, Scincidae) in the Eastern Division of Western Australia". Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia 51 (4): 97–109. (Ctenotus helenae, new species, pp. 100–101).
- Storr, G.M.; Smith, L.A.; Johnstone, R.E. (1999). Lizards of Western Australia. I. Skinks, Revised Edition. Perth: Western Australian Museum. 291 pp. ISBN:978-0730726562.
- Wilson, Steve; Swan, Gerry (2013). A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia, Fourth Edition. Sydney: New Holland Publishers. 522 pp. ISBN:978-1921517280.
Wikidata ☰ Q3006538 entry
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