Ctenotus delli

Ctenotus delli
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Ctenotus
Species:
C. delli
Binomial name
Ctenotus delli
Storr, 1974

Ctenotus delli, also known commonly as the Darling Range south-west ctenotus or the Darling Range southwest ctenotus, is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Western Australia.

Etymology

The specific name, delli, is in honor of Australian herpetologist John Dell.

Geographic range

C. delli is found in the south-west corner of the Australian state of Western Australia.

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of C. delli are forest and rocky areas.

Description

Small for its genus, the average snout-to-vent length (SVL) of C. delli is 4.5 cm (1.8 in). The average tail length is about one and two thirds SVL.

Reproduction

C. delli is oviparous.

Taxonomy

C. delli is a member of the C. labillardieri species group.

References

  1. 1 2 Craig, M.; Gaikhorst, G.; Ford, S.; Lloyd, R. (2017). "Ctenotus delli ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017 e.T109463263A109463268. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T109463263A109463268.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. ↑ 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 delli, p. 69).
  3. 1 2 3 4 Ctenotus delli at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 March 2015.

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