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Ctenotus ingrami

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

Ctenotus ingrami, also known commonly as Ingram's ctenotus and the unspotted yellow-sided ctenotus, is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is native to Queensland and New South Wales in Australia.[2]

Etymology

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The specific name, ingrami, is in honor of Australian herpetologist Glen Joseph Ingram.[3]

Habitat

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The preferred natural habitat of C. ingrami is forest.[1]

Description

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C. ingrami has five digits on each of its four feet.[2] Moderately large for its genus, average snout-to-vent length (SVL) is 6.5 cm (2.6 in), and maximum recorded SVL is 8.4 cm (3.3 in).[4]

Behavior

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C. ingrami is terrestrial.[1]

Reproduction

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C. ingrami is oviparous.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Wilson, S.; Hobson, R.; Vanderduys, E.; Sanderson, C.; Dickman, C.; Venz, M. (2018). "Ctenotus ingrami ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T109463598A109463603. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T109463598A109463603.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b c Ctenotus ingrami at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 March 2015.
  3. ^ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Ctenotus ingrami, p. 130).
  4. ^ Czechura GV, Wombey J (1982).

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.
  • Czechura GV, Wombey J (1982). "Three new striped skinks, (Ctenotus, Lacertilia, Scincidae) from Queensland". Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 20 (3): 639–645. (Ctenotus ingrami, new species, pp. 641–642 + Figure 1 + Plate I, figure 3).
  • Swan G, Sadlier R, Shea G (2022). A Field Guide to Reptiles of New South Wales, Fourth Edition. Sydney: New Holland Publishers. 288 pp. ISBN 978-1925546835.
  • Wilson S, Swan G (2013). A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia, Fourth Edition. Sydney: New Holland Publishers. 522 pp. ISBN 978-1921517280.