The Lancelin Island skink (Ctenotus lancelini), also known commonly as the Lancelin south-west ctenotus and the south-west ctenotus, is a species of skink, a lizard in the subfamily Sphenomorphinae of the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Australia.[1]
| Lancelin Island skink | |
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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. lancelini
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| Binomial name | |
| Ctenotus lancelini Ford, 1969
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Etymology
editThe specific name, lancelini, refers to Lancelin Island, Western Australia.[3]: 150
Description
editC. lancelini may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 8 cm (3.1 in). Dorsally, it is brown on the body, fading to gray on the tail. The flanks are striped and spotted with black and white. The legs are yellow or orange, with dark brown streaks.[4]: 278–279
Geographic range
editC. lancelini is found on Lancelin Island.[2]
Habitat and behavior
editThe preferred natural habitat of C. lancelini is rocky areas of grassland and shrubland, where it shelters under limestone slabs and in burrows of seabirds.[1]
Reproduction
editTaxonomy
editC. lancelini is a member of the C. labillardieri species group.[2]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c Gaikhorst, G.; Lloyd, R.; Craig, M. (2020). "Ctenotus lancelini ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T5861A167868572. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-1.RLTS.T5861A167868572.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ a b c d Species Ctenotus lancelini at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
- ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. xiii 296. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5.
- ^ Wilson, S; Swan, G (2023). A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia, Sixth Edition. Sydney: Reed New Holland Publishers. p. 688. ISBN 978-1-92554-671-2.
Further reading
edit- Cogger, HG (2014). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia (7 ed.). Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. pp. xxx 1, 033. ISBN 978-0643100350.
- Ford, J (1969). "Distribution and variation of the skink Ctenotus labillardieri (Gray) of southwestern Australia". Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia. 51 (3): 68–75.
- Storr, GM; Smith, LA; Johnstone, RE (1999). Lizards of Western Australia. I. Skinks (Revised ed.). Perth: Western Australian Museum. p. 291. ISBN 978-0730726562.