Ctenotus joanae
| Ctenotus joanae | |
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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. joanae
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| Binomial name | |
| Ctenotus joanae Storr, 1970
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Ctenotus joanae, also known commonly as the blacksoil ctenotus and the black-soil ctenotus, is a species of lizard in the subfamily Sphenomorphinae of the family Scincidae (skinks). The species is endemic to Australia.
Etymology
[edit]The specific name, joanae, is in honor of Australian zoologist Joan Maureen Dixon.[2]
Geographic range
[edit]In Australia, C. joanae is found in the Northern Territory[1][3] and in the states of Queensland[1][3] and South Australia.[1]
Habitat
[edit]The preferred natural habitat of C. joanae is grassland.[1]
Description
[edit]C. joanae has five digits on each of its four feet.[3] The prefrontal scales are separated, and the subdigital lamellae are bluntly keeled.[4] Heavy-bodied for its genus, it may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 8.6 cm (3.4 in).[4]
Reproduction
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e Wilson, S.; Hobson, R.; Dickman, C.; Sanderson, C. (2018). "Ctenotus joanae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T109463611A109463616. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T109463611A109463616.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Ctenotus joanae, p. 135).
- ^ a b c d Ctenotus joanae at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 March 2015.
- ^ a b Wilson S, Swan G (2023). A Complete Guide to the Reptiles of Australia, Sixth Edition. Sydney: Reed New Holland. 688 pp. ISBN 978-1-92554-671-2. (Ctenotus joanae, pp. 276–277).
Further reading
[edit]- Cogger HG (2014). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,033 pp. ISBN 978-0643100350. (Ctenotus joanae, p. 148).
- Storr GM (1970) ("1969"). "The genus Ctenotus (Lacertilia, Scincidae) in the Northern Territory". Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia 52 (4): 97–108. (Ctenotus joanae, new species, p. 102).
- Storr GM (1978). "Notes on the Ctenotus (Lacertilia, Scincidae) of Queensland". Records of the Western Australian Museum 6 (3): 319–332. (Ctenotus joanae, p. 332).
