Species Ctenotus robustus Storr, 1970
Robust Ctenotus
- Ctenotus robustus Storr, G.M. 1970. The genus Ctenotus (Lacertilia: Scincidae) in the Northern Territory. Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia 52: 97-108 [1969 on title page] [100].
Type data:
Holotype NMV D4957, Barrow Creek, NT [21°31'S 133°53'E]. - Minervascincus josephinae Wells, R.W. & Wellington, C.R. 1984. A synopsis of the class Reptilia in Australia. Australian Journal of Herpetology 1(3-4): 73-129 [1983 on title page] [99].
Type data:
Holotype AM R111947 (previously AMFS25418), Awaba, NSW. - Minervascincus harringtonensis Wells, R.W. & Wellington, C.R. 1985. A classification of the Amphibia and Reptilia of Australia. Australian Journal of Herpetology Supplementary Series 1: 1-61 [Date published September, 1985] [34].
Type data:
Holotype AM R67205, Crowdy Head, near Harrington, NSW [31°50'S 152°45'E].
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Rabosky, D.L., Hutchinson, M.N., Donnellan, C.C., Talaba, A.L. & Lovette, I.J. 2014. Phylogenetic disassembly of species boundaries in a widespread group of Australian skinks (Scincidae: Ctenotus). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 77: 71–82 [81] (for C. borealis)
Generic Combinations
- Ctenotus harringtonensis (Wells & Wellington, 1985).
Introduction
We follow the Australian Society of Herpetologists (2022) in placing Ctenotus harringtonensis as a synonym of C. robustus until further work can be conducted to resolve species boundaries and relationships within Ctenotus
Distribution
States
Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Widely distributed from north-western WA through northern NT and QLD, along eastern QLD AND NSW to VIC, and west to south-eastern SA. Also in New Guinea.
IBRA
ACT, NSW, NT, Qld, SA, Vic, WA: Australian Alps (AA), Arnhem Coast (ARC), Arnhem Plateau (ARP), Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Broken Hill Complex (BHC), Central Arnhem (CA), Central Kimberley (CK), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cobar Peneplain (CP), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Daly Basin (DAB), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Desert Uplands (DEU), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Flinders Lofty Block (FLB), Gulf Fall and Uplands (GFU), Gulf Coastal (GUC), Gulf Plains (GUP), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Mulga Lands (ML), Nandewar (NAN), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), New England Tablelands (NET), Northern Kimberley (NK), NSW North Coast (NNC), NSW South Western Slopes (NSS), Ord Victoria Plain (OVP), Pine Creek (PCK), Riverina (RIV), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Simpson Strzelecki Dunefields (SSD), Stony Plains (STP), Sturt Plateau (STU), Victoria Bonaparte (VB), Victorian Midlands (VM), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP), Wet Tropics (WT)
Ecological Descriptors
Diurnal, low open shrubland, low open woodland, low shrubland, open forest, open scrub, oviparous, supralittoral, tall shrubland.
General References
Australian Society of Herpetologists 30 June 2022. Australian Society of Herpetologists Official List of Australian Species. Australian Society of Herpetologists. http://www.australiansocietyofherpetologists.org/ash-official-list-of-australian-species
Storr, G.M. 1971. The genus Ctenotus (Lacertilia: Scincidae) in South Australia. Records of the South Australian Museum (Adelaide) 16: 1-15 [1969 on title page] (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. [27] (Robust Ctenotus)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07-Feb-2024 | LACERTILIA | 24-Nov-2022 | MODIFIED | |
| 07-Feb-2024 | 16-Dec-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 08-Mar-2011 | 08-Mar-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |