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Ctenotus is a genus of skinks, lizards in the family Scincidae. The genus is endemic to Australia. The genus Ctenotus belongs to a clade in the Sphenomorphus group which contains such genera as Anomalopus and the close relatives Eulamprus and Gnypetoscincus.
Ctenotus pantherinus, commonly known as the leopard ctenotus, is a species of skink endemic to central and western Australia. Its conservation status is currently classified as Least Concern . [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 1 ]
The eastern striped skink (Ctenotus robustus) is a species of skink found in a wide variety of habitats around Australia. [3] They are long-tailed, fast moving skinks that are quite large, growing to a maximum length of about 30 cm (including the tail which can make up around 2/3 of its length).
The bar-shouldered ctenotus, scientifically known as Ctenotus inornatus, is a member of the Ctenotus inornatus species group, a putative clade of at least 11 nominal forms of large-bodied skinks that reach similar adult sizes, typically ranging from 85 to 110 millimeters in snout-vent length. [3]
Ctenotus regius, the pale-rumped ctenotus or regal striped skink, is a medium-sized species of skink with an arid distribution restricted to the Australian Mainland, [2] which belongs to the largest group of reptiles in Australia, Ctentotus (containing close to 100 species).
Ctenotus taeniolatus, the copper-tailed ctenotus or copper-tailed skink, [2] is a species of medium-sized skink found commonly along the eastern seaboard of Australia and throughout the country generally. Striped skinks are found in open bushland and heathland. They can grow to be 30 cm long.
Ctenotus olympicus, the olympic ctenotus, spotted ctenotus or saltbush ctenotus, [2] is a species of skink endemic to the arid shrublands of central and southern Australia. [ 3 ] Taxonomy and evolutionary relationships
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 .