Ctenotus ehmanni, also known commonly as the brown-tailed finesnout ctenotus or Ehmann's ctenotus, is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to the Australian state of Western Australia.[2]

Ctenotus ehmanni
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Ctenotus
Species:
C. ehmanni
Binomial name
Ctenotus ehmanni
Storr, 1985

Etymology edit

The specific name, ehmanni, is in honor of Australian herpetologist Harry Ehmann.[3]

Habitat edit

The preferred natural habitat of C. ehmanni is forest.[2]

Reproduction edit

C. ehmanni is oviparous.[2]

References edit

  1. ^ Shea, G.; Moritz, C. (2017). "Ctenotus ehmanni ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T109463302A109463307. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T109463302A109463307.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b c Ctenotus ehmanni at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 March 2015.
  3. ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Ctenotus ehmanni, p. 81).

Further reading edit

  • Cogger HG (2014). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,033 pp. ISBN 978-0643100350.
  • Storr GM (1985). "Two New Skinks (Lacertilia : Scincidae) from Western Australia". Records of the Western Australian Museum 12 (2): 193–196. (Ctenotus ehmanni, new species, pp. 193–194, Figure 1).
  • Wilson S, Swan G (2013). A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia, Fourth Edition. Sydney: New Holland Publishers. 522 pp. ISBN 978-1921517280.