Species Ctenotus dux Storr, 1969

• Ctenotus dux Storr, G.M. 1969. The genus Ctenotus (Lacertilia: Scincidae) in the Eastern Division of Western Australia. Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia 51: 97-109 [1968 on title page] [104].

  Type data:

   Holotype WAM R30002, 5 mi[les] NE of Dunges Table, WA [28°08'S 123°55'E].

 

Distribution

States

Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Australian Endemic.

IBRA

NT, Qld, SA, WA: Burt Plain (BRT), Central Ranges (CR), Finke (FIN), Gibson Desert (GD), Great Sandy Desert (GSD), MacDonnell Ranges (MAC)

Ecological Descriptors

Desert, diurnal, oviparous.

 

General References

Pianka, E.R. 1969. Sympatry of desert lizards (Ctenotus) in Western Australia. Ecology 50: 1012-1030 (ecology)

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)

 

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] (Fine Side-lined Ctenotus)

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
07-Feb-2024		16-Dec-2011	MODIFIED
08-Mar-2011		08-Mar-2011	MODIFIED
		12-Feb-2010	(import)