Ctenotus eurydice
| Ctenotus eurydice | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Ctenotus |
| Species: | C. eurydice |
| Binomial name | |
| Ctenotus eurydice | |
Ctenotus eurydice, also known commonly as the brown-backed yellow-lined ctenotus, is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is native to New South Wales and Queensland in Australia.[2]
Etymology
[edit]The specific name, eurydice, refers to the Greek mythological character Eurydice, wife of Orpheus.[3]
Habitat
[edit]The preferred natural habitat of C. eurydice is rocky areas.[1]
Description
[edit]C. eurydice has well-developed limbs, with five toes on each of its four feet.[2]
Reproduction
[edit]References
[edit]- 1 2 Shea, G.; Wilson, S. (2018). "Ctenotus eurydice". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018 e.T109463349A109463354. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T109463349A109463354.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- 1 2 3 Ctenotus eurydice 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 eurydice, p. 86).
Further reading
[edit]- Cogger HG (2014). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,033 pp. ISBN 978-0643100350.
- Czechura GV, Wombey JC (1982). "Three new striped skinks (Ctenotus, Lacertilia, Scincidae) from Queensland". Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 20: 639–645. (Ctenotus eurydice, new species).
- Wilson S, Swan G (2013). A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia, Fourth Edition. Sydney: New Holland Publishers. 522 pp. ISBN 978-1921517280.