Ctenotus alleni
| Ctenotus alleni | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Near Threatened (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Ctenotus |
| Species: | C. alleni |
| Binomial name | |
| Ctenotus alleni Storr, 1974 | |
Ctenotus alleni, also known commonly as the Ajana ctenotus and Allen's ctenotus, is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Western Australia.
Etymology
The specific name, alleni, is in honour of Nicholas T. Allen, who collected the holotype.
Habitat
The preferred natural habitats of C. alleni are savanna and shrubland.
Reproduction
C. alleni is oviparous.
References
- ^ a b How, R.; Cowan, M.; Teale, R. (2017). "Ctenotus alleni ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T109462885A109462888. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T109462885A109462888.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ a b Ctenotus alleni at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 March 2015.
- ^ 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 alleni, p. 6).
Further reading
- Cogger HG (2014). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,033 pp. ISBN 978-0643100350.
- Storr GM (1974). "The genus Ctenotus (Lacertilia: Scincidae) in the South-west and Eucla Divisions of Western Australia". Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia 56: 86–93. (Ctenotus alleni, new species).
- 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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| Ctenotus alleni | |
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