Ctenotus labillardieri

Ctenotus labillardieri
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Scincidae
Genus:	Ctenotus
Species:	C. labillardieri
Binomial name
Ctenotus labillardieri (A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1839)
Synonyms
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.

Etymology

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

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).

Geographic range

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

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).

Reproduction

C. labillardieri is oviparous.

References

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).