Ctenotus

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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.^[1]

Lizards in the genus Ctenotus are commonly called comb-eared skinks, a reference to the scales aligned near the ear.^[2] 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.^[2] 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.^[3] The diversity of forms allows species to occupy different niches, often in the same locality.^[2]

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.^[3]^[4]

Ctenotus agrestis S. Wilson & Couper, 1995Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". – Mitchell grass ctenotus
Ctenotus alacer Storr, 1970Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". – lively ctenotus
Ctenotus alleni Storr, 1974Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". – Ajana ctenotus
Ctenotus allotropis Storr, 1981Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". – brown-blazed wedgesnout ctenotus
Ctenotus angusticeps Storr, 1988Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". – northwestern coastal ctenotus, little leopard ctenotus, Airlie Island ctenuous
Ctenotus aphrodite Ingram & Czechura, 1990Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". – Oorida ctenotus
Ctenotus arcanus Czechura & Wombey, 1982Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". – arcane ctenotus
Ctenotus ariadnae Storr, 1969Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". – Ariadna's ctenotus
Ctenotus arnhemensis Storr, 1981Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". – Jabiluka ctenotus
Ctenotus astarte Czechura, 1986Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". – stony downs ctenotus
Ctenotus astictus Horner, 1995Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". – Arnhem striped ctenotus
Ctenotus atlas Storr, 1969Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". – southern mallee ctenotus
Ctenotus australis (Gray, 1838)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". – western limestone ctenotus
Ctenotus borealis Horner & King, 1985Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". – white-faced ctenotus
Ctenotus brachyonyx Storr, 1971Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". – short-clawed ctenotus
Ctenotus brevipes Storr, 1981Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". – short-footed ctenotus
Ctenotus brooksi (Loveridge, 1933)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". – wedgesnout ctenotus
Ctenotus burbidgei Storr, 1975Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". – plain-backed Kimberley ctenotus
Ctenotus calurus Storr, 1969Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". – blue-tailed finesnout ctenotus
Ctenotus capricorni Storr, 1981Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". – Capricorn ctenotus
Ctenotus catenifer Storr, 1974Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". – chain-striped south-west ctenotus
Ctenotus coggeri Sadlier, 1985Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". – brown-backed ctenotus
Ctenotus colletti (Boulenger, 1896)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". – Collett’s skink, buff-tailed finesnout ctenotus
Ctenotus decaneurus Storr, 1970Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". – ten-lined ctenotus
Ctenotus delli Storr, 1974Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". – Darling Range south-west ctenotus
Ctenotus duricola Storr, 1975Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". – Eastern Pilbara lined ctenotus, Pilbara ctenotus
Ctenotus dux Storr, 1969Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". – fine side-lined ctenotus
Ctenotus ehmanni Storr, 1985Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". – brown-tailed finesnout ctenotus
Ctenotus essingtonii (Gray, 1842)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". – lowlands plain-backed ctenotus
Ctenotus euclae Storr, 1971Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". – wedgesnout ctenotus
Ctenotus eurydice Czechura & Wombey, 1982Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". – brown-backed yellow-lined ctenotus
Ctenotus eutaenius Storr, 1981Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". – black-backed yellow-lined ctenotus
Ctenotus fallens Storr, 1974Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". – West-coast laterite ctenotus
Ctenotus gagudju Sadlier, Wombey & Braithwaite, 1986Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". – Magela ctenotus, Kakadu ctenotus
Ctenotus gemmula Storr, 1974Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". – jewelled south-west ctenotus
Ctenotus grandis Storr, 1969Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". – grand ctenotus
Ctenotus greeri Storr, 1979Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". – spotted-necked ctenotus
Ctenotus halysis Horner, 2009Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". – chained ctenotus
Ctenotus hanloni Storr, 1980Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". – nimble ctenotus
Ctenotus hebetior Storr, 1978Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". – stout ctenotus
Ctenotus helenae Storr, 1969Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". – clay-soil ctenotus
Ctenotus hilli Storr, 1970Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". – top-end lowlands ctenotus
Ctenotus iapetus Storr, 1975Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". – North West Cape ctenotus
Ctenotus impar Storr, 1969Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". – odd-striped ctenotus
Ctenotus ingrami Czechura & Wombey, 1982Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". – unspotted yellow-sided ctenotus
Ctenotus inornatus (Gray, 1845)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". – bar-shouldered ctenotus
Ctenotus joanae Storr, 1970Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". – black-soil ctenotus
Ctenotus kurnbudj Sadlier, Wombey & Braithwaite, 1986Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". – Kurnbudj ctenotus
Ctenotus kutjupa Hutchinson, Prates & Rabosky, 2022Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Ctenotus labillardieri (A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1839)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". – common south-west ctenotus
Ctenotus lancelini Ford, 1969Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". – Lancelin Island skink, Lancelin south-west ctenotus
Ctenotus lateralis Storr, 1978Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". – gravelly-soil ctenotus
Ctenotus leae (Boulenger, 1887)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". – orange-tailed finesnout skink
Ctenotus leonhardii (Sternfeld, 1919)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". – Leonhardi's ctenotus, Leonhardi's skink, common desert ctenotus
Ctenotus maryani Aplin & Adams, 1998Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". – Maryan's ctenotus

Ctenotus mastigura Storr, 1975Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". – whiptail ctenotus
Ctenotus mesotes Horner, 2009Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". – median-striped ctenotus
Ctenotus militaris Storr, 1975Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". – soldier ctenotus
Ctenotus mimetes Storr, 1969Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". – checker-sided ctenotus
Ctenotus monticola Storr, 1981Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". – Atherton ctenotus
Ctenotus nasutus Storr, 1969Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". – nasute finesnout ctenotus
Ctenotus nigrilineatus Storr, 1990Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". – pin-striped finesnout ctenotus
Ctenotus nullum Ingram & Czechura, 1990Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". – nullum ctenotus
Ctenotus olympicus Hutchinson & Donnellan, 1999Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". – spotted ctenotus
Ctenotus ora Kay & Keogh, 2012Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". – coastal plains skink
Ctenotus orientalis Storr, 1971Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". – oriental ctenotus
Ctenotus pallasotus Rabosky & Doughty, 2017Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". – Western Pilbara lined ctenotus
Ctenotus pallescens Storr, 1970Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". – north-western wedgesnout ctenotus
Ctenotus pantherinus (W. Peters, 1866)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". - leopard ctenotus
Ctenotus piankai Storr, 1969Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". - course sand ctenotus
Ctenotus pulchellus Storr, 1978Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". - red-sided ctenotus
Ctenotus quattuordecimlineatus (Sternfeld, 1919)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". - fourteen-lined ctenotus
Ctenotus quinkan Ingram, 1979Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". - Quinkan ctenotus
Ctenotus quirinus Horner, 2007Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". - Arnhem land ctenotus
Ctenotus rawlinsoni Ingram, 1979Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". - Cape Heath ctenotus
Ctenotus regius Storr, 1971Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". - pale-rumped ctenotus
Ctenotus rhabdotus Rabosky & Doughty, 2017Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". - Kimberley lined ctenotus
Ctenotus rimacolus Horner & Fisher, 1998Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". - crack-dwelling ctenotus
Ctenotus robustus Storr, 1970Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". - robust ctenotus, striped skink
Ctenotus rosarium Couper, Amey & Kutt, 2002Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". - beaded ctenotus
Ctenotus rubicundus Storr, 1978Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". - ruddy ctenotus
Ctenotus rufescens Storr, 1979Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". - rufous finesnout ctenotus
Ctenotus rutilans Storr, 1980Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". - rusty-shouldered ctenotus
Ctenotus saxatilis Storr, 1970Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". - stony-soil ctenotus
Ctenotus schevilli (Loveridge, 1933)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". - black-soil rises ctenotus
Ctenotus schomburgkii (W. Peters, 1863)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". - barred wedge-snout ctenotus
Ctenotus septenarius King, Horner & Fyfe, 1988Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". - massive-gibber ctenotus
Ctenotus serotinus Czechura, 1986Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". - gravel-downs ctenotus
Ctenotus serventyi Storr, 1975Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". - north-western sandy-loam ctenotus
Ctenotus severus Storr, 1969Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". - stern ctenotus
Ctenotus spaldingi (Macleay, 1877)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". - straight-browed ctenotus
Ctenotus storri Rankin, 1978Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". - buff-striped ctenotus
Ctenotus strauchii (Boulenger, 1887)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". - eastern barred wedge-snout ctenotus
Ctenotus striaticeps Storr, 1978Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". - stripe-headed finesnout ctenotus
Ctenotus stuarti Horner, 1995Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". - Stuart's ctenotus
Ctenotus superciliaris Rabosky, Hutchinson, Donnellan, Talaba & Lovette, 2014Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". - sharp-browed ctenotus
Ctenotus taeniatus (Mitchell, 1949)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". - eyrean ctenotus
Ctenotus taeniolatus (White, 1790)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". – copper-tailed skink, copper-tailed ctenotus
Ctenotus tanamiensis Storr, 1970Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". – Tanami ctenotus
Ctenotus tantillus Storr, 1975Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". – Kimberley wedge-snout ctenotus
Ctenotus terrareginae Ingram & Czechura, 1990Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". – Hinchinbrook ctenotus
Ctenotus uber Storr, 1969Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". – spotted ctenotus
Ctenotus vagus Horner, 2009Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". – uneven-striped ctenotus
Ctenotus vertebralis Rankin & Gillam, 1979Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". – scant-striped ctenotus
Ctenotus xenopleura Storr, 1981Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". – wide-striped ctenotus
Ctenotus youngsoni Storr, 1975Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". – Shark Bay south-west ctenotus
Ctenotus zastictus Storr, 1984Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". – Hamelin ctenotus, Hamelin Pool ctenotus
Ctenotus zebrilla Storr, 1981Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". – 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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