Ctenotus leae
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Scinciformata |
| Infraorder: | Scincomorpha |
| Family: | Sphenomorphidae |
| Genus: | Ctenotus |
| Species: | C. leae
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| Binomial name | |
| Ctenotus leae (Boulenger, 1887)
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Ctenotus leae, also known commonly as the Centralian coppertail, Lea's ctenotus, and the orange-tailed finesnout skink, is a species of lizard in the subfamily Sphenomorphinae of the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Australia.[2]
Etymology
[edit]The specific name, leae, is in honor of the Rev. T.E. Lea who sent the holotype to Boulenger.[3]
Description
[edit]C. leae may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 6 cm (2.4 in).[4]
Geographic range
[edit]C. leae is found in the Australian states of Queensland, South Australia, and Western Australia, and in the Australian internal territory of Northern Territory.[1][2]
Habitat
[edit]The preferred natural habitats of C. leae are grassland and desert.[1]
Behavior
[edit]C. leae is terrestrial.[1]
Reproduction
[edit]C. leae is oviparous.[2] Clutch size is three to four eggs.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e Gaikhorst, G.; Cowan, M.; How, R. (2017). "Ctenotus leae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T109463680A109463689. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T109463680A109463689.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ a b c d Ctenotus leae at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 March 2015.
- ^ 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 leae, p. 153).
- ^ Wilson S, Swan G (2023). A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia, Sixth Edition. Sydney: Reed New Holland Publishers. 688 pp. ISBN 978-1-92554-671-2. (Ctenotus leae, pp. 278–279).
Further reading
[edit]- Boulenger GA (1887). Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Second Edition. Volume III. ... Scincidæ .... London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xii + 575 pp. + Plates I–XL. (Lygosoma leae, new species, pp. 226–227 + Plate XII, figure 2).
- Cogger HG (2014). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,033 pp. ISBN 978-0643100350.
- Smith MA (1937). "A Review of the Genus Lygosoma (Scincidae: Reptilia) and its Allies". Records of the Indian Museum 39 (3): 213–234. (Lygosoma leae, p. 220).