Species Ctenotus australis (Gray, 1838)
Western Limestone Ctenotus
- Tiliqua australis Gray, J.E. 1838. Catalogue of the slender-tongued saurians, with descriptions of many new genera and species. (contd.). Annals and Magazine of Natural History 2: 287-293 [1839 on title page] [291] [ex Cocteau ms].
Type data:
Syntype(s) BMNH 38.3.10.9 2 specimens, Australia. These specimens are unlabelled and share a jar with two unlabelled non-types (BMNH 44.4.13.111); these four specimens belong to at least three distinct species and until name is fixed by appropriate lectotype designation, synonymy follows. - Lygosoma lesueurii Duméril, A.M.C. & Bibron, G. 1839. Erpétologie Générale ou Histoire Naturelle Complète des Reptiles. Paris : Roret Vol. 5 viii 854 pp. [Date published Nov-1839] [733].
Type data:
Syntype(s) MNHP 2982 2 specimens, Australia.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Cogger, H.G., in Cogger, H.G., Cameron, E.E. & Cogger, H.M. 1983. Amphibia and Reptilia. 313 pp. in Walton, D.W. (ed.). Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Canberra : Australian Government Publishing Service Vol. 1 vi + 313 pp. [144]
Generic Combinations
- Ctenotus australis (Gray, 1838). —
Cogger, H.G., Cameron, E.E. & Cogger, H.M. 1983. Amphibia and Reptilia. In, Walton, D.W. (ed.). Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Canberra : Australian Government Publishing Service Vol. 1 vi + 313 pp. [144] (changed combination cited) - Ctenotus lesueurii (Duméril & Bibron, 1839). —
Storr, G.M. 1974. The genus Ctenotus (Lacertilia: Scincidae) in the South-west and Eucla Divisions of Western Australia. Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Western Australia 56: 86-93 [1973 on title page] [87] (changed combination cited)
Distribution
States
Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
WA: Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA)
Ecological Descriptors
Diurnal, open heath, oviparous, terrestrial, woodland.
General References
Storr, G.M. 1974. The genus Ctenotus (Lacertilia: Scincidae) in the South-west and Eucla Divisions of Western Australia. Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Western Australia 56: 86-93 [1973 on title page] (taxonomy, as Ctenotus lesueurii)
Storr, G.M., Smith, L.A. & Johnstone, R.E. 1981. Lizards of Western Australia. I. Skinks. Perth : University of Western Australia Press and Western Australian Museum 200 pp. (taxonomy, as Ctenotus lesueurii)
Common Name References
Clayton, M., Wombey, J.C., Mason, I.J., Chesser, R.T. & Wells, A. 2006. CSIRO List of Australian Vertebrates: A Reference with Conservation Status. Melbourne : CSIRO Publishing iv 162 pp. [25] (Western Limestone Ctenotus)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07-Feb-2024 | LACERTILIA | 22-Nov-2022 | MODIFIED | |
| 07-Feb-2024 | 20-Aug-2013 | MODIFIED | ||
| 08-Mar-2011 | 08-Mar-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |