Ctenotus colletti

Ctenotus colletti, also known commonly as the buff-tailed finesnout ctenotus, Collett’s ctenotus, and Collett's skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Australia.

Ctenotus colletti
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Ctenotus
Species:
C. colletti
Binomial name
Ctenotus colletti
(Boulenger, 1896)
Synonyms[2]
  • Lygosoma colletti
    Boulenger, 1896
  • Lygosoma (Sphenomorphus) colletti
    — Glauert, 1960
  • Ctenotus colletti
    — Cogger, 1983

Etymology

The specific name, colletti, is in honor of Norwegian zoologist Robert Collett.[3]

Geographic range

Within Australia C. colletti is found in the Northern Territory and Western Australia,.[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of C. colletti is shrubland.[1]

Reproduction

C. colletti is oviparous.[2]

References
  1. Shea, G.; Macdonald, S.M.; Moritz, C. (2017). "Ctenotus colletti ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T109463159A109463242. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T109463159A109463242.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. Ctenotus colletti at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 March 2015.
  3. 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 colletti, p. 56).

Further reading
  • Boulenger GA (1896). "Descriptions of Four new Lizards from Roebuck Bay, N.W. Australia, obtained by Dr. Dahl for the Christiania Museum". Annals and Magazine of Natural History, Sixth Series 18: 232–235. (Lygosoma colletti, new species, pp. 234–235).
  • Cogger HG (2014). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,033 pp. ISBN 978-0643100350.
  • Wilson S, Swan G (2013). A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia, Fourth Edition. Sydney: New Holland Publishers. 522 pp. ISBN 978-1921517280.



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