Species Ctenotus helenae Storr, 1969

Museums

Regional Maps

• Lygosoma lesueurii concolor Glauert, L. 1952. Herpetological miscellanea. I & II. Notes on some forms of Diplodactylus. Western Australian Naturalist 3(7): 166-170 [169] [junior primary homonym ofLygosoma (Rhodona) bipes concolor Werner, 1910].

  Type data:

   Holotype WAM R5049, Marrilla Station, inland from Maud's Landing, WA.
• Ctenotus helenae 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] [100].

  Type data:

   Holotype WAM R30004, 24 mi[les] ENE of Laverton, WA [28°31'S 122°45'E].
• Minervascincus borroloola 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 R60012, 18miles N Barkly Highway, along road to Borroloola, NT [19°30'S 135°59'E].

  Secondary source:

   Shea, G.M. & Sadlier, R.A. 1999. A catalogue of the non-fossil amphibian and reptile type specimens in the collection of the Australian Museum: types currently, previously and purportedly present. Technical Reports of the Australian Museum 15: 1-91 [61].

 

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

• Storr, G.M. 1975. The genus Ctenotus (Lacertilia: Scincidae) in the Kimberley and North-west Divisions of Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum 3: 209-243
• Shea, G.M. & Sadlier, R.A. 1999. A catalogue of the non-fossil amphibian and reptile type specimens in the collection of the Australian Museum: types currently, previously and purportedly present. Technical Reports of the Australian Museum 15: 1-91

 

Distribution

States

Northern Territory, South Australia, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Australian Endemic.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IBRA

NT, SA, WA: Burt Plain (BRT), Carnarvon (CAR), Central Ranges (CR), Davenport Murchison Ranges (DMR), Finke (FIN), Gascoyne (GAS), Gibson Desert (GD), Great Sandy Desert (GSD), Little Sandy Desert (LSD), MacDonnell Ranges (MAC), Pilbara (PIL), Tanami (TAN)

Ecological Descriptors

Desert, diurnal, hummock grassland, low open shrubland, oviparous, tall shrubland.

 

General References

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

Pianka, E.R. 1972. Zoogeography and speciation of Australian desert lizards: an ecological perspective. Copeia 1972: 127-144

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] (taxonomy)

Storr, G.M. 1978. Ctenotus rubicundus, a new scincid lizard from Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum 6: 333-335 (taxonomy)

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. [26] (Clay-soil 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)