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Ctenotus greeri

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Ctenotus greeri
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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 and the spotted-necked ctenotus, is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Australia.

Etymology

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The specific name, greeri, is in honour of Australian herpetologist Allen Eddy Greer.[2]

Geographic range

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C. greeri is found in the Australian states of South Australia and Western Australia, and in Northern Territory.[1][3]

Habitat

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The preferred natural habitats of C. greeri are grassland and shrubland.[1]

Description

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C. greeri has five toes on each of its four feet.[3]

Reproduction

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C. greeri is oviparous.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c 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. ^ a b c Ctenotus greeri at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 March 2015.

Further reading

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  • Cogger HG (2014). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,033 pp. ISBN 978-0643100350.
  • Storr GM (1979). "Ctenotus greeri, a new scincid lizard from Western Australia". Records of the Western Australian Museum 8 (1): 143–146.
  • Storr GM, Smith LA, Johnstone RE (1999). Lizards of Western Australia. I. Skinks. Revised Edition. Perth: Western Australian Museum. 291 pp., 36 color plates. ISBN 978-0730726562.
  • Wilson SK, Swan G (2013). A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia, Fourth Edition. Sydney: New Holland Publishers. 522 pp. ISBN 978-1921517280.