Ctenotus ariadnae

Ctenotus ariadnae, also known commonly as Ariadna's ctenotus, is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Australia.

Ctenotus ariadnae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Ctenotus
Species:
C. ariadnae
Binomial name
Ctenotus ariadnae
Storr, 1969

Etymology

The specific name, ariadnae, is in honor of Ariadna Neumann who was the Librarian of the Western Australian Museum.[2]

Geographic range

C. ariadnae is found in central Australia, in the following portions of the Australian states and territories: eastern Western Australia,[3] northern South Australia, southwestern Queensland, and southern Northern Territory.[1]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of C. ariadne are desert and grassland.[1]

Description

C. ariadnae has an average snout-to-vent length (SVL) of about 5 cm (2.0 in), and a tail about 1.75 times SVL.[4]

Diet

C. ariadnae preys mainly on termites, but also on other insects and spiders.[1]

Reproduction

C. ariadnae is oviparous.[3]

References
  1. Gaikhorst, G.; Ford, S.; How, R.; Cowan, M.; Zichy-Woinarski, J. (2017). "Ctenotus ariadnae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T109462941A109462944. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T109462941A109462944.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. 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 ariadnae, p. 11).
  3. Ctenotus ariadnae at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 March 2015.
  4. Storr (1969).

Further reading
  • Cogger HG (2014). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,033 pp. ISBN 978-0643100350.
  • Storr GM (1969). "The genus Ctenotus (Lacertilia: Scincidae) in the Eastern Division of Western Australia". Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia 51 (4): 97–109. (Ctenotus ariadnae, new species, p. 104).
  • 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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