Ctenotus ingrami explained

Ctenotus ingrami, also known commonly as Ingram's ctenotus and the unspotted yellow-sided ctenotus, is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is native to Queensland and New South Wales in Australia.

Etymology

The specific name, ingrami, is in honor of Australian herpetologist Glen Joseph Ingram.^[1]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of C. ingrami is forest.

Description

C. ingrami has five digits on each of its four feet. Moderately large for its genus, average snout-to-vent length (SVL) is, and maximum recorded SVL is .^[2]

Behavior

C. ingrami is terrestrial.

Reproduction

C. ingrami is oviparous.

Further reading

• Cogger HG (2014). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,033 pp. .
• Czechura GV, Wombey J (1982). "Three new striped skinks, (Ctenotus, Lacertilia, Scincidae) from Queensland". Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 20 (3): 639–645. (Ctenotus ingrami, new species, pp. 641–642 + Figure 1 + Plate I, figure 3).
• Swan G, Sadlier R, Shea G (2022). A Field Guide to Reptiles of New South Wales, Fourth Edition. Sydney: New Holland Publishers. 288 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 B]
2. [species:Gregory Vincent Czechura|Czechura GV]