Lancelin Island skink explained

The Lancelin Island skink (Ctenotus lancelini), also known commonly as the Lancelin south-west ctenotus, is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Australia.

Etymology

The specific name, lancelini, refers to Lancelin Island, Western Australia.^[1]

Geographic range

C. lancelini is found on Lancelin Island.

Reproduction

C. lancelini is oviparous.

See also

• Lancelin Island
• Lancelin, Western Australia

Further reading

• Cogger HG (2014). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,033 pp. .
• Ford J (1969). "Distribution and variation of the skink Ctenotus labillardieri (Gray) of southwestern Australia". J. Royal Soc. Western Australia 51 (3): 68–75. (Ctenotus labillardieri lancelini, new subspecies, p. 69).
• Storr GM, Smith LA, Johnstone RE (1999). Lizards of Western Australia. I. Skinks, Revised Edition. Perth: Western Australian Museum. 291 pp. .
• Wilson, Steve; Swan, Gerry (2013). A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia, Fourth Edition. Sydney: New Holland Publishers. 522 pp. .

Notes and References

1. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (Ctenotus lancelini, p. 150).