The western limestone ctenotus (Ctenotus australis) is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Australia.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Ctenotus |
| Species: | C. australis
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| Binomial name | |
| Ctenotus australis (Gray, 1838)
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Geographic range edit
C. australis is native to coastal areas in the southwestern part of Western Australia.
Habitat edit
C. australis is found amongst heath on coastal dunes, and in open woodland on the Swan Coastal Plain. It is generally restricted to areas with limestone.[3]
Description edit
The western limestone ctenotus is quite large for a ctenotus. It is a light brown colour, but over this is a complex, prominent pattern of black, white and brown stripes.[3]
Reproduction edit
References edit
- ^ Gaikhorst, G.; Sanderson, C.; Lloyd, R.; Craig, M. (2017). "Ctenotus australis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T109463022A109463031. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T109463022A109463031.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ a b Species Ctenotus australis at The Reptile Database . www.reptile-database.org.
- ^ a b Bush, Brian; Maryan, Brad; Browne-Cooper, Robert; Robinson, David (1995). A Guide to the Reptiles and Frogs of the Perth Region. Perth: University of Western Australia Press. ISBN 1-875560-42-4. 226 pp.
Further reading edit
- Cogger HG (2014). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,o33 pp. ISBN 978-0643100350.
- Gray JE (1838). "Catalogue of the Slender-tongued Saurians, with Descriptions of many new Genera and Species". Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., First Series 2: 287–293. (Tiliqua australis, new species, p. 291).
- Wilson, Steve; Swan, Gerry (2013). A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia, Fourth Edition. Sydney: New Holland Publishers. 522 pp. ISBN 978-1921517280.