Ctenotus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Scincoidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Subordo: Scincomorpha Superfamilia: Scincoidea

Familia: Scincidae
Subfamilia: Sphenomorphinae
Genus: Ctenotus
Species (109): C. agrestis – C. alacer – C. alleni – C. allotropis – C. angusticeps – C. aphrodite – C. arcanus – C. ariadnae – C. arnhemensis – C. astarte – C. astictus – C. atlas – C. australis – C. borealis – C. brachyonyx – C. brevipes – C. brooksi – C. burbidgei – C. calurus – C. capricorni – C. catenifer – C. coggeri – C. colletti – C. decaneurus – C. delli – C. duricola – C. dux – C. ehmanni – C. essingtonii – C. euclae – C. eurydice – C. eutaenius – C. fallens – C. gagudju – C. gemmula – C. grandis – C. greeri – C. halyis – C. hanloni – C. hebetior – C. helenae – C. hilli – C. iapetus – C. impar – C. ingrami – C. inornatus – C. joanae – C. kurnbudj – C. kutjupa – C. labillardieri – C. lancelini – C. lateralis – C. leae – C. leonhardii – C. maryani – C. mastigura – C. mesotes – C. militaris – C. mimetes – C. monticola – C. nasutus – C. nigrilineatus – C. nullum – C. olympicus – C. ora – C. orientalis – C. pallasotus – C. pallescens – C. pantherinus – C. piankai – C. pulchellus – C. quattuordecimlineatus – C. quinkan – C. quirinus – C. rawlinsoni – C. regius – C. rhabdotus – C. rimacolus – C. robustus – C. rosarium – C. rubicundus – C. rufescens – C. rungulla – C. rutilans – C. saxatilis – C. schevilli – C. schomburgkii – C. septenarius – C. serotinus – C. serventyi – C. severus – C. spaldingi – C. storri – C. strauchii – C. striaticeps – C. stuarti – C. superciliaris – C. taeniatus – C. taeniolatus – C. tanamiensis – C. tantillus – C. terrareginae – C. uber – C. vagus – C. vertebralis – C. xenopleura – C. youngsoni – C. zastictus – C. zebrilla

Name

Ctenotus Storr, 1964: 85

Type species: Lacerta taeniolata Shaw, 1790, by original designation.

References

Primary references

Storr, G.M. 1964. Ctenotus, a new generic name for a group of Australian skinks. Western Australian Naturalist 9(4): 84–85. BHL Reference page.

Additional references

Kay, G.M. & Keogh, J.S. 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. Preview. PDF from Researchgate. Reference page.
Rabosky, D.L., Hutchinson, M.N., Donnellan, S.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. DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2014.03.026 Reference page.
Rabosky, D.L., Doughty, P. & Huang, H-T. 2017. Lizards in pinstripes: morphological and genomic evidence for two new species of scincid lizards within Ctenotus piankai Storr and C. duricola Storr (Reptilia: Scincidae) in the Australian arid zone. Zootaxa 4303(1): 1–26. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4303.1.1. Reference page.
Prates, I., Hutchinson, M.N., Huey, J.A., Hillyer, M.J. & Rabosky, D.L. 2022. A new lizard species (Scincidae: Ctenotus) highlights persistent knowledge gaps on the biodiversity of Australia’s central deserts. Bulletin of the Society of Systematic Biologists 1(2): 8720. DOI: 10.18061/bssb.v1i2.8720 Reference page.
Zozaya, S.M., Case, D.W. & Hoskin, C.J. 2024. Ctenotus rungulla sp. nov. (Scincidae; Sphenomorphinae), a new sandstone-associated skink that highlights reptile endemism in Queensland's Gregory Range. Australian Journal of Taxonomy 67: 1–16. DOI: 10.54102/ajt.g26vt Reference page.

Links

Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Ctenotus . The Reptile Database. Accessed on 23 December 2023.