Ctenotus greeri
| Ctenotus greeri | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Ctenotus |
| Species: | C. greeri |
| Binomial name | |
| Ctenotus greeri Storr, 1979 | |
Ctenotus greeri, also known commonly as Greer's ctenotus or the spotted-necked ctenotus, is a species of skink endemic to Australia.
Etymology
[edit]The specific name, greeri, is in honour of Australian herpetologist Allen Eddy Greer.[2]
Geographic range
[edit]C. greeri is found in the Australian states of South Australia and Western Australia, as well as in the Northern Territory.[1][3]
Habitat
[edit]The preferred natural habitats of C. greeri are grassland and shrubland.[1]
Description
[edit]C. greeri has five toes on each of its four feet.[3]
Reproduction
[edit]References
[edit]- 1 2 3 Gaikhorst, G.; How, R.; Cowan, M. (2017). "Ctenotus greeri ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017 e.T109463422A109463425. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T109463422A109463425.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ↑ 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 greeri, p. 107).
- 1 2 3 Ctenotus greeri at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 March 2015.
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.
- Storr GM (1979). "Ctenotus greeri, a new scincid lizard from Western Australia". Records of the Western Australian Museum 8 (1): 143–146.
- Storr GM, Smith LA, Johnstone RE (1999). Lizards of Western Australia. I. Skinks. Revised Edition. Perth: Western Australian Museum. 291 pp., 36 color plates. ISBN 978-0730726562.
- Wilson SK, Swan G (2013). A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia, Fourth Edition. Sydney: New Holland Publishers. 522 pp. ISBN 978-1921517280.