Ctenotus hilli explained

Ctenotus hilli, also known commonly as Hill's ctenotus and the Top-end lowlands ctenotus, is a species of lizard in the subfamily Sphenomorphinae of the family Scincidae (skinks). The species is endemic to the Northern Territory in Australia.

Etymology

The specific name, hilli, is in honor of Australian zoologist Gerald Freer Hill (1880–1954).^[1]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of C. hilli are forest and vegetated coastal dunes.

Description

C. hilli has five digits on each of its four feet.

Reproduction

C. hilli 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 (1970). "The genus Ctenotus (Lacertilia: Scincidae) in the Northern Territory". Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia 52 (4): 97–108. (Ctenotus hilli, new species, p. 103).
• 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]