Ctenotus lancelini

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Subclassis: Diapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha
Superordo: Lepidosauria
Ordo: Squamata
Subordo: Scincomorpha
Superfamilia: Scincoidea

Familia: Scincidae
Subfamilia: Sphenomorphinae
Genus: Ctenotus
Species : Ctenotus lancelini

he Lancelin Island skink (Ctenotus lancelini), also known commonly as the Lancelin south-west ctenotus, is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Australia.[1]
Etymology

The specific name, lancelini, refers to Lancelin Island, Western Australia.[3]
Geographic range

C. lancelini is found on Lancelin Island.[2]
Reproduction

C. lancelini is oviparous.[2]
See also

Lancelin Island
Lancelin, Western Australia

References

Gaikhorst, G.; Lloyd, R.; Craig, M. (2020). "Ctenotus lancelini". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T5861A167868572. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-1.RLTS.T5861A167868572.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
"Ctenotus lancelini ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.

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 lancelini, p. 150).

Further reading

Cogger HG (2014). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,033 pp. ISBN 978-0643100350.
Ford J (1969). "Distribution and variation of the skink Ctenotus labillardieri (Gray) of southwestern Australia". J. Royal Soc. Western Australia 51 (3): 68–75. (Ctenotus labillardieri lancelini, new subspecies, p. 69).
Storr GM, Smith LA, Johnstone RE (1999). Lizards of Western Australia. I. Skinks, Revised Edition. Perth: Western Australian Museum. 291 pp. ISBN 978-0730726562.
Wilson, Steve; Swan, Gerry (2013). A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia, Fourth Edition. Sydney: New Holland Publishers. 522 pp. ISBN 978-1921517280.