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Ctenotus robustus, the eastern striped skink, 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).
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 spaldingi is a diurnal terrestrial skink (Scincidae) species of lizard, commonly known as the straight-browed ctenotus [2] [3] or Spalding's ctenotus. [4] Native to Australia the species is found in the northern areas of Australia, along the east coast, in the north and east of South Australia and throughout Victoria and in southern Papua New Guinea.
Ctenotus strauchii, also known commonly as the eastern barred wedge-snout ctenotus or Strauch's ctenotus, is a small species of lizard in the family Scincidae.The species is endemic to Australia and is found throughout semi-arid and arid regions in most of Australia's mainland states except Western Australia, although one record does exist for Western Australia in 1975.
Ctenotus brooksi, also known commonly as Brooks' wedge-snouted ctenotus, [3] the wedgesnout ctenotus, [4] and the sandhill ctenotus, [5] is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Australia and found in semi-arid regions.
The pale-rumped ctenotus is a member of the skink family (Scincidae), and the genus Ctenotus, often described as 'comb-eared' for its row of small scales on the anterior edge of its ears. [7] Many of the species within this genus are exceedingly similar in shape, build and appearance, with many differences only identifiable in their size and ...
Reproductive rate is above average when compared with other ctenotus species inhabiting the same area, with a relatively large clutch size compared to other skink species. Juvenile leopard Ctenotus reach sexual maturity at 10–11 months of age, on average. Ctenotus Pantherinus is commonly known to reproductively be the only species (within the ...
The home range of Leonhardi's ctenotus ranges from 20-60 square meters (215–646 square feet), similar to the home range size for other Ctenotus species. [8] Leonhardi's ctenotus is carnivorous, with a generalist insectivore diet. [8] It is an active forager, foraging within the open spaces between grasses and other groundcover plants for prey ...