Ctenotus joanae explained

Ctenotus joanae, also known commonly as the blacksoil ctenotus and the black-soil ctenotus, is a species of lizard in the subfamily Sphenomorphinae of the family Scincidae (skinks). The species is endemic to Australia.

Etymology

The specific name, joanae, is in honor of Australian zoologist Joan Maureen Dixon.^[1]

Geographic range

In Australia, C. joanae is found in the Northern Territory and in the states of Queensland and South Australia.

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of C. joanae is grassland.

Description

C. joanae has five digits on each of its four feet. The prefrontal scales are separated, and the subdigital lamellae are bluntly keeled.^[2] Heavy-bodied for its genus, it may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of .^[2]

Reproduction

C. joanae is oviparous.

Further reading

• Cogger HG (2014). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,033 pp. . (Ctenotus joanae, p. 148).
• Storr GM (1970) ("1969"). "The genus Ctenotus (Lacertilia, Scincidae) in the Northern Territory". Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia 52 (4): 97–108. (Ctenotus joanae, new species, p. 102).
• Storr GM (1978). "Notes on the Ctenotus (Lacertilia, Scincidae) of Queensland". Records of the Western Australian Museum 6 (3): 319–332. (Ctenotus joanae, p. 332).

Notes and References

1. [species:Bo Beolens|Beolens B]
2. [species:Steve K. Wilson|Wilson S]