Ctenotus hanloni explained

Ctenotus hanloni, also known commonly as Hanlon's ctenotus and the nimble ctenotus, is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Australia.

Etymology

The specific name, hanloni, is in honor of Australian herpetologist Timothy Marcus Stephen "Mark" Hanlon.^[1]

Geographic range

C. hanloni is found in the Australian states of South Australia and Western Australia, and in the Northern Territory.

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of C. hanloni is grassland.

Description

C. hanloni has an average snout-to-vent length (SVL) of .^[2]

Reproduction

C. hanloni is oviparous.

Further reading

• Cogger HG (2014). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,033 pp. .
• Storr GM (1980). "The Ctenotus grandis species-group (Lacertilia: Scincidae)". Records of the Western Australian Museum 8 (3): 415–422. (Ctenotus hanloni, new species, pp. 420–421, Plate 2).
• Storr GM, Smith LA, Johnstone RE (1999). Lizards of Western Australia. I. Skinks, Revised Edition. Perth: Western Australian Museum. 291 pp. .
• Wilson S, Swan G (2013). A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia, Fourth Edition. Sydney: New Holland Publishers. 522 pp. .

Notes and References

1. [species:Bo Beolens|Beolens, Bo]
2. [Glen Milton Storr|Storr GM]