Ctenotus
Genus of lizards
Ctenotus is a genus of skinks , lizards in the family Scincidae. The genus is endemic to Australia. The genus Ctenotus belongs to a clade in the Sphenomorphus group which contains such genera as Anomalopus and the close relatives Eulamprus and Gnypetoscincus .[ 2]
Lizards in the genus Ctenotus are commonly called comb-eared skinks , a reference to the scales aligned near the ear.[ 3] Ctenotus lizards are able to move very quickly, disappearing whilst being observed. They are highly active in their habits, foraging amongst a diverse range of habitat.
The members of the genus Ctenotus are widely distributed , in all states of Australia , and are especially diverse in arid regions and the tropical north, accounting for 10–20% of the lizard species. Around a quarter of lizards found in one area of the Great Sandy Desert are Ctenotus skinks, 11 of the 40 species.[ 3] A single dune may have up to six species of Ctenotus . The Southwest Australian region contains 23 species. The size ranges from very small to moderately large, being similarly varied in body types from slender to stout.[ 4] The diversity of forms allows species to occupy different niches , often in the same locality.[ 3]
Species
Ctenotus is the most diverse reptile genus in Australia, with approximately 100 member species. Identification to the rank of species is regarded as difficult, and the largest lizard genus is also one of the most poorly understood.[ 4] [ 5]
Ctenotus agrestis S. Wilson & Couper , 1995 – Mitchell grass ctenotus
Ctenotus alacer Storr , 1970 – lively ctenotus
Ctenotus alleni Storr, 1974 – Ajana ctenotus
Ctenotus allotropis Storr, 1981 – brown-blazed wedgesnout ctenotus
Ctenotus angusticeps Storr, 1988 – northwestern coastal ctenotus, little leopard ctenotus, Airlie Island ctenuous
Ctenotus aphrodite Ingram & Czechura , 1990 – Oorida ctenotus
Ctenotus arcanus Czechura & Wombey , 1982 – arcane ctenotus
Ctenotus ariadnae Storr, 1969 – Ariadna's ctenotus
Ctenotus arnhemensis Storr, 1981 – Jabiluka ctenotus
Ctenotus astarte Czechura, 1986 – stony downs ctenotus
Ctenotus astictus Horner , 1995 – Arnhem striped ctenotus
Ctenotus atlas Storr, 1969 – southern mallee ctenotus
Ctenotus australis (Gray , 1838) – western limestone ctenotus
Ctenotus borealis Horner & King , 1985 – white-faced ctenotus
Ctenotus brachyonyx Storr, 1971 – short-clawed ctenotus
Ctenotus brevipes Storr, 1981 – short-footed ctenotus
Ctenotus brooksi (Loveridge , 1933) – wedgesnout ctenotus
Ctenotus burbidgei Storr, 1975 – plain-backed Kimberley ctenotus
Ctenotus calurus Storr, 1969 – blue-tailed finesnout ctenotus
Ctenotus capricorni Storr, 1981 – Capricorn ctenotus
Ctenotus catenifer Storr, 1974 – chain-striped south-west ctenotus
Ctenotus coggeri Sadlier , 1985 – brown-backed ctenotus
Ctenotus colletti (Boulenger , 1896) – Collett’s skink, buff-tailed finesnout ctenotus
Ctenotus decaneurus Storr, 1970 – ten-lined ctenotus
Ctenotus delli Storr, 1974 – Darling Range south-west ctenotus
Ctenotus duricola Storr, 1975 – Eastern Pilbara lined ctenotus, Pilbara ctenotus
Ctenotus dux Storr, 1969 – fine side-lined ctenotus
Ctenotus ehmanni Storr, 1985 – brown-tailed finesnout ctenotus
Ctenotus essingtonii (Gray, 1842) – lowlands plain-backed ctenotus
Ctenotus euclae Storr, 1971 – wedgesnout ctenotus
Ctenotus eurydice Czechura & Wombey, 1982 – brown-backed yellow-lined ctenotus
Ctenotus eutaenius Storr, 1981 – black-backed yellow-lined ctenotus
Ctenotus fallens Storr, 1974 – West-coast laterite ctenotus
Ctenotus gagudju Sadlier, Wombey & Braithwaite , 1986 – Magela ctenotus, Kakadu ctenotus
Ctenotus gemmula Storr, 1974 – jewelled south-west ctenotus
Ctenotus grandis Storr, 1969 – grand ctenotus
Ctenotus greeri Storr, 1979 – spotted-necked ctenotus
Ctenotus halysis Horner, 2009 – chained ctenotus
Ctenotus hanloni Storr, 1980 – nimble ctenotus
Ctenotus hebetior Storr, 1978 – stout ctenotus
Ctenotus helenae Storr, 1969 – clay-soil ctenotus
Ctenotus hilli Storr, 1970 – top-end lowlands ctenotus
Ctenotus iapetus Storr, 1975 – North West Cape ctenotus
Ctenotus impar Storr, 1969 – odd-striped ctenotus
Ctenotus ingrami Czechura & Wombey, 1982 – unspotted yellow-sided ctenotus
Ctenotus inornatus (Gray, 1845) – bar-shouldered ctenotus
Ctenotus joanae Storr, 1970 – black-soil ctenotus
Ctenotus kurnbudj Sadlier, Wombey & Braithwaite, 1986 – Kurnbudj ctenotus
Ctenotus kutjupa Hutchinson , Prates & Rabosky , 2022
Ctenotus labillardieri (A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron , 1839) – common south-west ctenotus
Ctenotus lancelini Ford , 1969 – Lancelin Island skink, Lancelin south-west ctenotus
Ctenotus lateralis Storr, 1978 – gravelly-soil ctenotus
Ctenotus leae (Boulenger, 1887) – orange-tailed finesnout skink
Ctenotus leonhardii (Sternfeld , 1919) – Leonhardi's ctenotus, Leonhardi's skink, common desert ctenotus
Ctenotus maryani Aplin & Adams , 1998 – Maryan's ctenotus
Ctenotus mastigura Storr, 1975 – whiptail ctenotus
Ctenotus mesotes Horner, 2009 – median-striped ctenotus
Ctenotus militaris Storr, 1975 – soldier ctenotus
Ctenotus mimetes Storr, 1969 – checker-sided ctenotus
Ctenotus monticola Storr, 1981 – Atherton ctenotus
Ctenotus nasutus Storr, 1969 – nasute finesnout ctenotus
Ctenotus nigrilineatus Storr, 1990 – pin-striped finesnout ctenotus
Ctenotus nullum Ingram & Czechura, 1990 – nullum ctenotus
Ctenotus olympicus Hutchinson & Donnellan , 1999 – spotted ctenotus
Ctenotus ora Kay & Keogh , 2012 – coastal plains skink
Ctenotus orientalis Storr, 1971 – oriental ctenotus
Ctenotus pallasotus Rabosky & Doughty , 2017 – Western Pilbara lined ctenotus
Ctenotus pallescens Storr, 1970 – north-western wedgesnout ctenotus
Ctenotus pantherinus (W. Peters , 1866) - leopard ctenotus
Ctenotus piankai Storr, 1969 - course sand ctenotus
Ctenotus pulchellus Storr, 1978 - red-sided ctenotus
Ctenotus quattuordecimlineatus (Sternfeld, 1919) - fourteen-lined ctenotus
Ctenotus quinkan Ingram, 1979 - Quinkan ctenotus
Ctenotus quirinus Horner, 2007 - Arnhem land ctenotus
Ctenotus rawlinsoni Ingram, 1979 - Cape Heath ctenotus
Ctenotus regius Storr, 1971 - pale-rumped ctenotus
Ctenotus rhabdotus Rabosky & Doughty, 2017 - Kimberley lined ctenotus
Ctenotus rimacolus Horner & Fisher , 1998 - crack-dwelling ctenotus
Ctenotus robustus Storr, 1970 - robust ctenotus, striped skink
Ctenotus rosarium Couper, Amey & Kutt , 2002 - beaded ctenotus
Ctenotus rubicundus Storr, 1978 - ruddy ctenotus
Ctenotus rufescens Storr, 1979 - rufous finesnout ctenotus
Ctenotus rutilans Storr, 1980 - rusty-shouldered ctenotus
Ctenotus saxatilis Storr, 1970 - stony-soil ctenotus
Ctenotus schevilli (Loveridge, 1933) - black-soil rises ctenotus
Ctenotus schomburgkii (W. Peters, 1863) - barred wedge-snout ctenotus
Ctenotus septenarius King, Horner & Fyfe , 1988 - massive-gibber ctenotus
Ctenotus serotinus Czechura, 1986 - gravel-downs ctenotus
Ctenotus serventyi Storr, 1975 - north-western sandy-loam ctenotus
Ctenotus severus Storr, 1969 - stern ctenotus
Ctenotus spaldingi (Macleay , 1877) - straight-browed ctenotus
Ctenotus storri Rankin , 1978 - buff-striped ctenotus
Ctenotus strauchii (Boulenger, 1887) - eastern barred wedge-snout ctenotus
Ctenotus striaticeps Storr, 1978 - stripe-headed finesnout ctenotus
Ctenotus stuarti Horner, 1995 - Stuart's ctenotus
Ctenotus superciliaris Rabosky, Hutchinson, Donnellan, Talaba & Lovette , 2014 - sharp-browed ctenotus
Ctenotus taeniatus (Mitchell , 1949) - eyrean ctenotus
Ctenotus taeniolatus (White , 1790) – copper-tailed skink, copper-tailed ctenotus
Ctenotus tanamiensis Storr, 1970 – Tanami ctenotus
Ctenotus tantillus Storr, 1975 – Kimberley wedge-snout ctenotus
Ctenotus terrareginae Ingram & Czechura, 1990 – Hinchinbrook ctenotus
Ctenotus uber Storr, 1969 – spotted ctenotus
Ctenotus vagus Horner, 2009 – uneven-striped ctenotus
Ctenotus vertebralis Rankin & Gillam , 1979 – scant-striped ctenotus
Ctenotus xenopleura Storr, 1981 – wide-striped ctenotus
Ctenotus youngsoni Storr, 1975 – Shark Bay south-west ctenotus
Ctenotus zastictus Storr, 1984 – Hamelin ctenotus, Hamelin Pool ctenotus
Ctenotus zebrilla Storr, 1981 – Southern Cape York fine-snout ctenotus
Nota bene : A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Ctenotus .
References
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^ "Ctenotus ". Dahms Tierleben . www.dahmstierleben.de/systematik/Reptilien/Squamata/Scincomorpha/Scincidae (A bis C).
^ Austin JJ, Arnold EN (2006). "Using ancient and recent DNA to explore relationships of extinct and endangered Leiolopisma skinks (Reptilia: Scincidae) in the Mascarene islands". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 39 (2): 503–511. doi :10.1016/j.ympev.2005.12.011 (HTML abstract)
^ a b c Sadlier, Ross [in French] (2003). "Ctenotus - Australian Lizards" . Fact sheets . Australian museum. Retrieved 2008-12-30 .
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Further reading
Storr GM (1964). "Ctenotus , a New Generic Name for a Group of Australian Skinks". Western Australian Naturalist 9 (4): 84-85.