Ctenotus ehmanni
| Ctenotus ehmanni | |
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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. ehmanni
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| Binomial name | |
| Ctenotus ehmanni Storr, 1985
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Ctenotus ehmanni, also known commonly as the brown-tailed finesnout ctenotus or Ehmann's ctenotus, is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to the Australian state of Western Australia.[2]
Etymology[edit]
The specific name, ehmanni, is in honor of Australian herpetologist Harry Ehmann.[3]
Habitat[edit]
The preferred natural habitat of C. ehmanni is forest.[2]
Reproduction[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Shea, G.; Moritz, C. (2017). "Ctenotus ehmanni ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T109463302A109463307. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T109463302A109463307.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ a b c Ctenotus ehmanni at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 March 2015.
- ^ 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 ehmanni, p. 81).
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 (1985). "Two New Skinks (Lacertilia : Scincidae) from Western Australia". Records of the Western Australian Museum 12 (2): 193–196. (Ctenotus ehmanni, new species, pp. 193–194, Figure 1).
- 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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