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Ctenotus
''Ctenotus'' is a genus of skinks (family Scincidae). The genus belongs to a clade in the ''Sphenomorphus'' group which contains such genera as ''Anomalopus'' and the close relatives '' Eulamprus'' and '' Gnypetoscincus''. Lizards in the genus ''Ctenotus'' are commonly called comb-eared skinks, a reference to the scales aligned near the ear. ''Ctenotus'' lizards are able to move very quickly, disappearing whilst being observed. They are highly active in their habits, foraging amongst a diverse range of habitat. The members of the genus ''Ctenotus'' are widely distributed, in all states of Australia, and are especially diverse in arid regions and the tropical north, accounting for 10–20% of the lizard species. Around a quarter of lizards found in one area of the Great Sandy Desert are ''Ctenotus'' skinks, 11 of the 40 species. A single dune may have up to six species of ''Ctenotus''. The Southwest Australian region contains 23 species. The size ranges from very small to moder ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ctenotus Robustus
The eastern striped skink (''Ctenotus robustus'') is a species of skink found in a wide variety of habitats around Australia. They are long-tailed, fast moving skinks that are quite large, growing to a maximum length of about 30cm (including the tail which can make up around 2/3 of its length). This skink is mostly brown with a white-edged black stripe running down the length of its back and tail with broad brown stripes along the side of the body with rows of white spots. The sides become lighter, turning into an off-white colour towards the underside of the skink, running from the groin to the chin. The striped skink (''Ctenotus robustus'') is similar in appearance to the spotted-back skink (''Ctenotus uber orientalis'') with the main identifying difference being the solid stripe running down the back of ''C. robustus'' whereas ''C. uber orientalis'' has a row of dots. The eastern striped skink is a wary diurnal skink that typically inhabits mostly open areas with the option of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ctenotus Allotropis
''Ctenotus allotropis'', the brown-blazed wedgesnout ctenotus, is a species of skink found in New South Wales and Queensland in Australia. Description ''C. allotropis'' has many similarities to the eastern barred wedgesnout ctenotus '' C. strauchii''. They are a moderate-sized, active, diurnal lizards with long, slender, pentadactyle limbs. They are characterised by the common ''Ctenotus'' features being: conspicuous anterior ear lobules, a colour pattern which usually consists of dorsal and lateral longitudinal stripes, smooth or faintly keeled scales, the absence of supranasal scales, and a scaly movable lower eyelid. They can vary from a reddish brown to chocolate brown and they commonly lack a vertebral stripe. ''C. allotropis'' has a narrow white dorso-lateral stripe that starts above the eye and continues to the base of its tail. ''C. allotropis'' have 24–32 mid-body scale rows, they have 4 supraoculars and between 7 to 8 supralabials. They have small ear lobules, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ctenotus Alleni
''Ctenotus alleni'', also known commonly as the Ajana ctenotus and Allen's ctenotus, is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Western Australia. Etymology The specific name, ''alleni'', is in honour of Nicholas T. Allen, who collected the holotype. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). ''The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles''. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (''Ctenotus alleni'', p. 6). Habitat The preferred natural habitats of ''C. alleni'' are savanna and shrubland. Reproduction ''C. alleni'' is oviparous. References Further reading * Cogger HG (2014). ''Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition''. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,033 pp. . * Storr GM (1974). "The genus ''Ctenotus'' (Lacertilia: Scincidae) in the South-west and Eucla Divisions of Western Australia". ''Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia'' 56: 86–93. (''Ctenotus alleni' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ctenotus Ariadnae
''Ctenotus ariadnae'', also known commonly as Ariadna's ctenotus, is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Australia. Etymology The specific name, ''ariadnae'', is in honor of Ariadna Neumann who was the Librarian of the Western Australian Museum. Geographic range ''C. ariadnae'' is found in central Australia, in the following portions of the Australian states and territories: eastern Western Australia, northern South Australia, southwestern Queensland, and southern Northern Territory. Habitat The preferred natural habitats of ''C. ariadne'' are desert and grassland. Description ''C. ariadnae'' has an average snout-to-vent length (SVL) of about , and a tail about 1.75 times SVL. Storr (1969). Diet ''C. ariadnae'' preys mainly on termites, but also on other insects and spiders. Reproduction ''C. ariadnae'' is oviparous. References Further reading * Cogger HG (2014). ''Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition''. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ctenotus Aphrodite
''Ctenotus aphrodite'', also known commonly as the Oorida ctenotus, is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Australia. Etymology The specific name, ''aphrodite'', refers to Aphrodite, the goddess of love and beauty in Greek mythology. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). ''The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles''. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (''Ctenotus aphrodite'', p. 10). Geographic range ''C. aphrodite'' is found in southwestern Queensland, Australia. Reproduction ''C. aphrodite'' is oviparous. Taxonomy ''C. aphrodite'' may be a synonym of '' C. septenarius''. References Further reading * Cogger HG (2014). ''Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition''. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,033 pp. . * Ingraham GJ, Czechura GV (1990). "Four new species of striped skinks from Queensland". ''Memoirs of the Queensland Museum'' 29 (3): 407–410. (''Cten ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ctenotus Arcanus
The arcane ctenotus (''Ctenotus arcanus'') is a species of skink found in Queensland and New South Wales ) , nickname = , image_map = New South Wales in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of New South Wales in AustraliaCoordinates: , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Australia , established_title = Before federation , es ... in Australia. References {{Taxonbar, from=Q3006498 arcanus Reptiles described in 1990 Taxa named by Greg V. Czechura Taxa named by John C. Wombey ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ctenotus Agrestis
The Mitchell grass ctenotus (''Ctenotus agrestis'') is a species of skink found in Queensland ) , nickname = Sunshine State , image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Australia , established_title = Before federation , established_ ... in Australia. References {{Taxonbar, from=Q3006482 agrestis Reptiles described in 1995 Taxa named by Stephen Karl Wilson Taxa named by Patrick J. Couper ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ctenotus Angusticeps
The northwestern coastal ctenotus, little leopard ctenotus, or Airlie Island ctenuous (''Ctenotus angusticeps'') is a species of skink found in Western Australia Western Australia (commonly abbreviated as WA) is a state of Australia occupying the western percent of the land area of Australia excluding external territories. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to .... References {{Taxonbar, from=Q3006489 angusticeps Reptiles described in 1988 Taxa named by Glen Milton Storr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ctenotus Alacer
The lively ctenotus (''Ctenotus alacer'') is a species of skink found in Northern Territory, Queensland, and Western Australia Western Australia (commonly abbreviated as WA) is a state of Australia occupying the western percent of the land area of Australia excluding external territories. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to ... in Australia. References {{Taxonbar, from=Q3006487 alacer Reptiles described in 1970 Taxa named by Glen Milton Storr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skink
Skinks are lizards belonging to the family Scincidae, a family in the infraorder Scincomorpha. With more than 1,500 described species across 100 different taxonomic genera, the family Scincidae is one of the most diverse families of lizards. Skinks are characterized by their smaller legs in comparison to typical lizards and are found in different habitats except arctic and subarctic regions. Description Skinks look like lizards of the family Lacertidae (sometimes called ''true lizards''), but most species of skinks have no pronounced neck and relatively small legs. Several genera (e.g., '' Typhlosaurus'') have no limbs at all. This is not true for all skinks, however, as some species such as the red-eyed crocodile skink have a head that is very distinguished from the body. These lizards also have legs that are relatively small proportional to their body size. Skinks' skulls are covered by substantial bony scales, usually matching up in shape and size, while overlapping. Other ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anomalopus
''Anomalopus'' is a genus of worm-skinks, smallish smooth-scaled burrowing lizards in the family Scincidae. The genus is endemic to the eastern half of Australia. The genus belongs to a clade in the ''Sphenomorphus'' group which contains such genera as '' Ctenotus'' and the close relatives '' Eulamprus'' and '' Gnypetoscincus'' (Austin & Arnold 2006). Species The following species are recognized as being valid.. www.reptile-database.org. *'' Anomalopus leuckartii'' – two-clawed worm-skink (eastern Australia) *'' Anomalopus mackayi'', – five-clawed worm-skink (eastern Australia) *'' Anomalopus swansoni'' – punctate worm-skink (east coastal Australia) *'' Anomalopus verreauxii'' – three-clawed worm-skink ''Nota bene'': A binomial authority In taxonomy, binomial nomenclature ("two-term naming system"), also called nomenclature ("two-name naming system") or binary nomenclature, is a formal system of naming species of living things by giving each a name composed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eulamprus
''Eulamprus'' is a genus of lizards, commonly known as water skinks, in the subfamily Sphenomorphinae of the family Scincidae. The genus is native to Australia. Taxonomy The genus ''Eulamprus'' belongs to a clade in the ''Sphenomorphus'' group that contains other genera such as ''Ctenotus'' and ''Anomalopus''. The molecular phylogenetic studies of O'Connor and Moritz (2003) and Skinner et al. (2013) found that species assigned to ''Eulamprus'' comprised four independent lineages within the Australian ''Sphenomorphus'' group and did not form a clade. The genus ''Eulamprus'' was restricted to the water skinks, with other species assigned to '' Concinnia'' (including species formerly in the monotypic genera '' Gnypetoscincus'' and '' Nangura''), '' Silvascincus'' and '' Tumbunascincus''. Species The following five species are recognized as being valid. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
