Ctenotus ingrami
| Ctenotus ingrami | |
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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. ingrami
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| Binomial name | |
| Ctenotus ingrami | |
Ctenotus ingrami, also known commonly as Ingram's ctenotus and the unspotted yellow-sided ctenotus, is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is native to Queensland and New South Wales in Australia.[2]
Etymology
[edit]The specific name, ingrami, is in honor of Australian herpetologist Glen Joseph Ingram.[3]
Habitat
[edit]The preferred natural habitat of C. ingrami is forest.[1]
Description
[edit]C. ingrami has five digits on each of its four feet.[2] Moderately large for its genus, average snout-to-vent length (SVL) is 6.5 cm (2.6 in), and maximum recorded SVL is 8.4 cm (3.3 in).[4]
Behavior
[edit]C. ingrami is terrestrial.[1]
Reproduction
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c Wilson, S.; Hobson, R.; Vanderduys, E.; Sanderson, C.; Dickman, C.; Venz, M. (2018). "Ctenotus ingrami ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T109463598A109463603. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T109463598A109463603.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ a b c Ctenotus ingrami at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 March 2015.
- ^ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Ctenotus ingrami, p. 130).
- ^ Czechura GV, Wombey J (1982).
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 J (1982). "Three new striped skinks, (Ctenotus, Lacertilia, Scincidae) from Queensland". Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 20 (3): 639–645. (Ctenotus ingrami, new species, pp. 641–642 + Figure 1 + Plate I, figure 3).
- Swan G, Sadlier R, Shea G (2022). A Field Guide to Reptiles of New South Wales, Fourth Edition. Sydney: New Holland Publishers. 288 pp. ISBN 978-1925546835.
- 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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