The Quinkan ctenotus (Ctenotus quinkan) is a species of Australian skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae.

Ctenotus quinkan
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Ctenotus
Species:
C. quinkan
Binomial name
Ctenotus quinkan
Ingram, 1979

Description

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The skink is olive-brown in colour with an average Snout-Vent length of 55 to 80 mm (2.2 to 3.1 in).[2][3]

Taxonomy

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The species was first formally described by Glen Ingram in 1979.[4]

Distribution

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The species is endemic to the area around Cooktown[3] in Queensland in Australia.[5] It has only been recorded in the sandstone escarpments of the Cooktown-Laura area.[2]

Publications

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  • Ingram, 1979 : Two new species of skinks, genus Ctenotus (Reptilia, Lacertilia, Scincidae), from Cape York Peninsula, Queensland, Australia. Journal of Herpetology, vol. 13, No. 3, p. 279-282.

References

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  1. ^ Couper, P.; Hoskin, C.; Amey, A. (2018). "Ctenotus quinkan". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T109464143A109464171. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T109464143A109464171.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b Cogger, Harold (2014-03-03). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia. CSIRO PUBLISHING. p. 514. ISBN 9780643109773.
  3. ^ a b Stewart Macdonald. "Quinkan ctenotus (Ctenotus quinkan)". Australian Reptile Online Database. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
  4. ^ "Ctenotus quinkan Ingram, 1979". Atlas of Living Australia. Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
  5. ^ "Quinkan ctenotus – Ctenotus quinkan". Department of Environment and Science (Queensland). Government of Queensland. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
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