Ctenotus alleni, also known commonly as the Ajana ctenotus and Allen's ctenotus, is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Western Australia.[2]

Ctenotus alleni
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Ctenotus
Species:
C. alleni
Binomial name
Ctenotus alleni
Storr, 1974

Etymology

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The specific name, alleni, is in honour of Nicholas T. Allen, who collected the holotype.[3]

Habitat

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The preferred natural habitats of C. alleni are savanna and shrubland.[1]

Reproduction

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C. alleni is oviparous.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b How, R.; Cowan, M.; Teale, R. (2017). "Ctenotus alleni ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T109462885A109462888. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T109462885A109462888.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b Ctenotus alleni 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 alleni, p. 6).

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 (1974). "The genus Ctenotus (Lacertilia: Scincidae) in the South-west and Eucla Divisions of Western Australia". Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia 56: 86–93. (Ctenotus alleni, new species).
  • Wilson S, Swan G (2013). A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia, Fourth Edition. Sydney: New Holland Publishers. 522 pp. ISBN 978-1921517280.