Ctenotus stuarti

Ctenotus stuarti
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Ctenotus
Species:
C. stuarti
Binomial name
Ctenotus stuarti
Horner, 1995

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

The specific name, stuarti, is in honor of Scottish explorer John McDouall Stuart, and also refers to the locality Point Stuart.

Geographic range

C. stuarti found in the Northern Territory in Australia.

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of C. stuarti is forest.

Reproduction

C. stuarti is oviparous.

References

  1. 1 2 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.
  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 stuarti, p. 257).
  3. 1 2 Ctenotus stuarti at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 March 2015.

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