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Ctenotus hanloni

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Ctenotus hanloni
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Ctenotus
Species:
C. hanloni
Binomial name
Ctenotus hanloni
Storr, 1980

Ctenotus hanloni, also known commonly as Hanlon's ctenotus and the nimble 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, hanloni, is in honor of Australian herpetologist Timothy Marcus Stephen "Mark" Hanlon.[2]

Geographic range

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

Habitat

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The preferred natural habitat of C. hanloni is grassland.[1]

Description

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C. hanloni has an average snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 5.25 cm (2.07 in).[4]

Reproduction

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C. hanloni is oviparous.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b Gaikhorst, G.; Cowan, M.; Ford, S.; Teale, R. (2017). "Ctenotus hanloni ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T109463448A109463453. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T109463448A109463453.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Ctenotus hanloni, p. 115).
  3. ^ a b Ctenotus hanloni at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 March 2015.
  4. ^ Storr GM (1980).

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 (1980). "The Ctenotus grandis species-group (Lacertilia: Scincidae)". Records of the Western Australian Museum 8 (3): 415–422. (Ctenotus hanloni, new species, pp. 420–421, Plate 2).
  • Storr GM, Smith LA, Johnstone RE (1999). Lizards of Western Australia. I. Skinks, Revised Edition. Perth: Western Australian Museum. 291 pp. ISBN 978-0730726562.
  • Wilson S, Swan G (2013). A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia, Fourth Edition. Sydney: New Holland Publishers. 522 pp. ISBN 978-1921517280.