Ctenotus delli, also known commonly as the Darling Range south-west ctenotus or the Darling Range southwest ctenotus, is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Australia.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Ctenotus |
| Species: | C. delli
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| Binomial name | |
| Ctenotus delli Storr, 1974
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Etymology
editThe specific name, delli, is in honor of Australian herpetologist John Dell.[2]
Geographic range
editC. delli is found in the Australian state of Western Australia.[3]
Habitat
editThe preferred natural habitats of C. delli are forest and rocky areas.[1]
Description
editSmall for its genus, the average snout-to-vent length (SVL) of C. delli is 4.5 cm (1.8 in). The average tail length is about one and two thirds SVL.[3]
Reproduction
editTaxonomy
editC. delli is a member of the C. labillardieri species group.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b Craig, M.; Gaikhorst, G.; Ford, S.; Lloyd, R. (2017). "Ctenotus delli ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T109463263A109463268. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T109463263A109463268.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ 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 delli, p. 69).
- ^ a b c d Ctenotus delli at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 March 2015.
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.
- Kay GM, Keogh JS (2012). "Molecular phylogeny and morphological revision of the Ctenotus labillardieri (Reptilia: Squamata: Scincidae) species group and a new species of immediate conservation concern in the southwestern Australian biodiversity hotspot". Zootaxa 3390: 1–18.
- Storr GM (1974). "The genus Ctenotus (Lacertilia: Scincidae) in the South-west and Eucla Divisions of Western Australia". Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia 56: 86–93. (Ctenotus delli, new species, p. 92).
- Wilson S, Swan G (2013). A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia, Fourth Edition. Sydney: New Holland Publishers. 522 pp. ISBN 978-1921517280.
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