Biology:Ctenotus colletti

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Short description: Species of lizard

Ctenotus colletti
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Ctenotus
Species:
C. colletti
Binomial name
Ctenotus colletti
(Boulenger, 1896)
Synonyms[1]
  • Lygosoma colletti
    Boulenger, 1896
  • Lygosoma (Sphenomorphus) colletti
    — Glauert, 1960
  • Ctenotus colletti
    — Cogger, 1983

Ctenotus colletti, also known commonly as the buff-tailed finesnout ctenotus, Collett’s ctenotus, and Collett's skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Australia .

Etymology

The specific name, colletti, is in honor of Norwegian zoologist Robert Collett.[2]

Geographic range

Within Australia C. colletti is found in the Northern Territory and Western Australia,.[1]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of C. colletti is shrubland.[3]

Reproduction

C. colletti is oviparous.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Ctenotus colletti at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 March 2015.
  2. 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 colletti, p. 56).
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Further reading

  • Boulenger GA (1896). "Descriptions of Four new Lizards from Roebuck Bay, N.W. Australia, obtained by Dr. Dahl for the Christiania Museum". Annals and Magazine of Natural History, Sixth Series 18: 232–235. (Lygosoma colletti, new species, pp. 234–235).
  • Cogger HG (2014). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,033 pp. ISBN:978-0643100350.
  • Wilson S, Swan G (2013). A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia, Fourth Edition. Sydney: New Holland Publishers. 522 pp. ISBN:978-1921517280.


Wikidata ☰ Q3006511 entry