Ctenotus labillardieri

Ctenotus labillardieri
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Ctenotus
Species:
C. labillardieri
Binomial name
Ctenotus labillardieri
Synonyms[2]
  • Gongylus labillardieri
    A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1839
  • Lygosoma labillardieri
    (A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1839)
  • Sphenomorphus labillardieri
    (A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1839)
  • Hinulia greyii
    Gray, 1845

Ctenotus labillardieri, also known commonly as the common south-west ctenotus, Labillardier's ctenotus, and the red-legged ctenotus, is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to the Australian state of Western Australia.[2]

Etymology

The specific name, labillardieri, is in honor of French botanist Jacques Labillardière.[3]

Description

C. labillardieri has reddish brown legs, which are boldly marbled with black. The pale dorsolateral stripe is uninterrupted. The ventral surfaces are yellow. It may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 7.5 cm (3.0 in).[4]

Geographic range

C. labillardieri is found in southwestern Western Australia, including some offshore islands.[1]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of C. labillardieri are forest, shrubland, and freshwater wetlands, at altitudes from sea level to 1,095 m (3,593 ft).[1]

Reproduction

C. labillardieri is oviparous.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c Craig, M.; Gaikhorst, G.; Ford, S.; Lloyd, R. (2017). "Ctenotus labillardieri ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T109463639A109463648. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T109463639A109463648.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b c Ctenotus labillardieri at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 March 2015.
  3. ^ 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 labillardieri, p. 149).
  4. ^ Wilson S, Swan G (2023). A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia, Sixth Edition. Sydney: Reed New Holland Publishers. 688 pp. ISBN 978-1-92554-671-2. (Ctenotus labillardieri, pp. 278–279).

Further reading

  • Boulenger GA (1887). Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Second Edition. Volume III. ... Scincidæ .... London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xii + 575 pp. + Plates I–XL. ("Lygosoma labillardierii [sic]", pp. 229–230).
  • Cogger HG (2014). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,033 pp. ISBN 978-0643100350.
  • Duméril AMC, Bibron G (1839). Erpétologie générale ou Histoire naturelle complète des Reptile. Tome cinquième [Volume 5]. Paris: Roret. vii + 854 pp. (Gongylus labillardieri, new species, pp. 731–733). (in French).
  • Gray JE (1845). Catalogue of the Specimens of Lizards in the Collection of the British Museum. London: Trustees of the British Museum. (Edward Newman, printer). xxviii + 289 pp. (Hinulia greyii, new species, p. 76).
  • Smith MA (1937). "A Review of the Genus Lygosoma (Scincidae: Reptilia) and its Allies". Records of the Indian Museum 39 (3): 213–234. ("Lygosoma labillardiri [sic]", p. 220).



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