Ctenotus labillardieri

Species of lizard

Ctenotus labillardieri

Conservation status

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]

Scientific classification
Domain:  | Eukaryota
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Chordata
Class:  | Reptilia
Order:  | Squamata
Family:  | Scincidae
Genus:  | Ctenotus
Species:  |

C. labillardieri

Binomial name
Ctenotus labillardieri

(A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1839)

Synonyms[2]

* Gongylus labillardieri
A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1839
* Lygosoma labillardieri
(A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1839)
* Sphenomorphus labillardieri
(A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1839)
* Hinulia greyii
Gray, 1845

Ctenotus labillardieri, also known commonly as the common south-west ctenotus, Labillardier's ctenotus, and the red-legged ctenotus, is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to the Australian state of Western Australia.[2]

## Etymology

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The specific name, labillardieri, is in honor of French botanist Jacques Labillardière.[3]

## Description

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C. labillardieri has reddish brown legs, which are boldly marbled with black. The pale dorsolateral stripe is uninterrupted. The ventral surfaces are yellow. It may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 7.5 cm (3.0 in).[4]

## Geographic range

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C. labillardieri is found in southwestern Western Australia, including some offshore islands.[1]

## Habitat

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The preferred natural habitats of C. labillardieri are forest, shrubland, and freshwater wetlands, at altitudes from sea level to 1,095 m (3,593 ft).[1]

## Reproduction

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C. labillardieri is oviparous.[2]

## References

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1. ^ a b c Craig, M.; Gaikhorst, G.; Ford, S.; Lloyd, R. (2017). "Ctenotus labillardieri ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T109463639A109463648. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T109463639A109463648.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
2. ^ a b c Ctenotus labillardieri at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 March 2015.
3. ^ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Ctenotus labillardieri, p. 149).
4. ^ Wilson S, Swan G (2023). A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia, Sixth Edition. Sydney: Reed New Holland Publishers. 688 pp. ISBN 978-1-92554-671-2. (Ctenotus labillardieri, pp. 278–279).

## Further reading

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* Boulenger GA (1887). Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Second Edition. Volume III. ... Scincidæ .... London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xii + 575 pp. + Plates I–XL. ("Lygosoma labillardierii [sic]", pp. 229–230).
* Cogger HG (2014). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,033 pp. ISBN 978-0643100350.
* Duméril AMC, Bibron G (1839). Erpétologie générale ou Histoire naturelle complète des Reptile. Tome cinquième [Volume 5]. Paris: Roret. vii + 854 pp. (Gongylus labillardieri, new species, pp. 731–733). (in French).
* Gray JE (1845). Catalogue of the Specimens of Lizards in the Collection of the British Museum. London: Trustees of the British Museum. (Edward Newman, printer). xxviii + 289 pp. (Hinulia greyii, new species, p. 76).
* Smith MA (1937). "A Review of the Genus Lygosoma (Scincidae: Reptilia) and its Allies". Records of the Indian Museum 39 (3): 213–234. ("Lygosoma labillardiri [sic]", p. 220).

Taxon identifiers

Ctenotus labillardieri|

* Wikidata: Q5125814
* Wikispecies: Ctenotus labillardieri
* ADW: Ctenotus_labillardieri
* AFD: Ctenotus_labillardieri
* CoL: 327M6
* GBIF: 2462252
* iNaturalist: 37094
* IRMNG: 10642928
* IUCN: 109463639
* NCBI: 480753
* Observation.org: 98573
* Open Tree of Life: 807838
* RD: labillardieri

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