Ctenotus colletti
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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. colletti
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| Binomial name | |
| Ctenotus colletti (Boulenger, 1896)
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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
[edit]The specific name, colletti, is in honor of Norwegian zoologist Robert Collett.[3]
Geographic range
[edit]Within Australia C. colletti is found in the Northern Territory and Western Australia,.[2]
Habitat
[edit]The preferred natural habitat of C. colletti is shrubland.[1]
Reproduction
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Shea, G.; Macdonald, S.M.; Moritz, C. (2017). "Ctenotus colletti ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T109463159A109463242. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T109463159A109463242.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ a b c Ctenotus colletti 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 colletti, p. 56).
Further reading
[edit]- 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.
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