Biology:Ctenotus quinkan
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Short description: Species of lizard
| Ctenotus quinkan | |
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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. quinkan
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| Binomial name | |
| Ctenotus quinkan Ingram, 1979
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The Quinkan ctenotus (Ctenotus quinkan) is a species of Australian skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae.
Description
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
The species was first formally described by Glen Ingram in 1979.[4]
Distribution
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
- 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
- ↑ 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. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/109464143/109464171. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Cogger, Harold (2014-03-03) (in en). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia. CSIRO PUBLISHING. pp. 514. ISBN 9780643109773. https://books.google.com/books?id=q6XfAgAAQBAJ.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Stewart Macdonald. "Quinkan ctenotus (Ctenotus quinkan)". Australian Reptile Online Database. http://www.arod.com.au/arod/reptilia/Squamata/Scincidae/Ctenotus/quinkan.
- ↑ "Ctenotus quinkan Ingram, 1979". Atlas of Living Australia. Global Biodiversity Information Facility. https://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:7ef05cf4-e4b1-425c-b7f7-23353b38d290#.
- ↑ "Quinkan ctenotus – Ctenotus quinkan". Department of Environment and Science (Queensland). Government of Queensland. https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/ecology/components/species/?ctenotus-quinkan.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q3006576 entry
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