Ctenotus storri

Ctenotus storri, also known commonly as the buff-striped ctenotus or Storr's ctenotus, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Australia.

Ctenotus storri
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Ctenotus
Species:
C. storri
Binomial name
Ctenotus storri
Rankin, 1978

Etymology

The specific name, storri, is in honour of Australian herpetologist Glen Milton Storr.[2]

Geographic range

C. storri is found in the Northern Territory in Australia.[3]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of C. storri are grassland and savanna.[1]

Reproduction

C. storri is oviparous.[3]

References

  1. Cogger H, Fenner A, Greenlees M, McDonald P (2018). "Ctenotus storri ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T109464638A109464643. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T109464638A109464643.en. Downloaded on 06 June 2020.
  2. 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 storri, p. 256).
  3. Ctenotus storri at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 March 2015.

Further reading

  • Cogger HG (2014). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,033 pp. ISBN 978-0643100350
  • Rankin, Peter R. (1978). "A new species of lizard (Lacertilia: Scincidae) from the Northern Territory, closely allied to Ctenotus decaneurus Storr ". Records of the Australian Museum 31 (10): 395–409. (Ctenotus storri, new species).
  • Wilson, Steve; Swan, Gerry (2013). A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia, Fourth Edition. Sydney: New Holland Publishers. 522 pp. ISBN 978-1921517280.



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