Ctenotus hanloni
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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. hanloni
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| Binomial name | |
| Ctenotus hanloni Storr, 1980
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Ctenotus hanloni, also known commonly as Hanlon's ctenotus and the nimble ctenotus, is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Australia.
Etymology
[edit]The specific name, hanloni, is in honor of Australian herpetologist Timothy Marcus Stephen "Mark" Hanlon.[2]
Geographic range
[edit]C. hanloni is found in the Australian states of South Australia and Western Australia, and in the Northern Territory.[3]
Habitat
[edit]The preferred natural habitat of C. hanloni is grassland.[1]
Description
[edit]C. hanloni has an average snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 5.25 cm (2.07 in).[4]
Reproduction
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Gaikhorst, G.; Cowan, M.; Ford, S.; Teale, R. (2017). "Ctenotus hanloni ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T109463448A109463453. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T109463448A109463453.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Ctenotus hanloni, p. 115).
- ^ a b Ctenotus hanloni at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 March 2015.
- ^ Storr GM (1980).
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.
- Storr GM (1980). "The Ctenotus grandis species-group (Lacertilia: Scincidae)". Records of the Western Australian Museum 8 (3): 415–422. (Ctenotus hanloni, new species, pp. 420–421, Plate 2).
- 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 S, Swan G (2013). A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia, Fourth Edition. Sydney: New Holland Publishers. 522 pp. ISBN 978-1921517280.
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