Ctenotus stuarti
Appearance
Ctenotus stuarti | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Scincidae |
Genus: | Ctenotus |
Species: | C. stuarti
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Binomial name | |
Ctenotus stuarti Horner, 1995
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Ctenotus stuarti, also known commonly as the Point Stuart ctenotus or Stuart's ctenotus, is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Australia.
Etymology
[edit]The specific name, stuarti, is in honor of Scottish explorer John McDouall Stuart, and also refers to the locality Point Stuart.[2]
Geographic range
[edit]C. stuarti found in the Northern Territory in Australia.[3]
Habitat
[edit]The preferred natural habitat of C. stuarti is forest.[1]
Reproduction
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Gillespie, G.; Cogger, H.; Woinarski, J.C.Z.; McDonald, P.; Fenner, A. (2018). "Ctenotus stuarti". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T109464681A109464684. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T109464681A109464684.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 stuarti, p. 257).
- ^ a b Ctenotus stuarti 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 Publishings. xxx + 1,033 pp. ISBN 978-0643100350.
- Horner P (1995). "Two new species of Ctenotus (Reptilia: Scincidae) from Northern Territory". The Beagle 12: 75–88. (Ctenotus stuarti, new species).
- Wilson, Steve; Swan, Gerry (2013). A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia, Fourth Edition. Sydney: New Holland Publishers. 522 pp. ISBN 978-1921517280.