Ctenotus astarte
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Ctenotus
Species:
C. astarte
Binomial name
Ctenotus astarte
Czechura, 1986

Ctenotus astarte, also known commonly as the stony downs ctenotus, is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Australia.

Etymology

The specific name, astarte, is an allusion to Astarte, the goddess of fertility, sexuality, and war in ancient Assyrian mythology.[2]

Geographic range

In Australia, C. astarte is found in southwestern Queensland and extreme northeastern South Australia.[3][1]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of C. astarte are grassland, shrubland, and savanna.[1]

Description

Moderately large for its genus, C. astarte has a snout-to-vent length of 6–8 cm (2.4–3.1 in).[4]

Reproduction

C. astarte is oviparous.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Wilson S, Hobson R, Vanderduys E, Dickman C (2018). "Ctenotus astarte". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T109462967A109462970. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T109462967A109462970.en. Downloaded on 05 May 2020.
  2. ↑ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Ctenotus astarte, p. 12).
  3. 1 2 Ctenotus astarte at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 March 2015.
  4. ↑ Czechura (1986).

Further reading

  • Cogger HG (2014). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,033 pp. ISBN 978-0643100350.
  • Czechura GV (1986). "Skinks of the Ctenotus schevilli species group". Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 22 (2): 289–297, Plates 1–2. (Ctenotus astarte, new species, pp. 289–291, Figure 1 + Plate 1, figures C–D).
  • Wilson S, Swan G (2013). A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia, Fourth Edition. Sydney: New Holland Publishers. 522 pp. ISBN 978-1921517280.



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