Ctenotus greeri

Ctenotus greeri
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Ctenotus
Species:
C. greeri
Binomial name
Ctenotus greeri
Storr, 1979

Ctenotus greeri, also known commonly as Greer's ctenotus or the spotted-necked ctenotus, is a species of skink endemic to Australia.

Etymology

The specific name, greeri, is in honour of Australian herpetologist Allen Eddy Greer.

Geographic range

C. greeri is found in the Australian states of South Australia and Western Australia, as well as in the Northern Territory.

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of C. greeri are grassland and shrubland.

Description

C. greeri has five toes on each of its four feet.

Reproduction

C. greeri is oviparous.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Gaikhorst, G.; How, R.; Cowan, M. (2017). "Ctenotus greeri ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017 e.T109463422A109463425. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T109463422A109463425.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 greeri, p. 107).
  3. 1 2 3 Ctenotus greeri at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 March 2015.

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