Ctenotus allotropis | |
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Conservation status | |
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Scincidae |
Genus: | Ctenotus |
Species: | C. allotropis |
Binomial name | |
Ctenotus allotropis Storr, 1981 | |
Ctenotus allotropis, the brown-blazed wedgesnout ctenotus, is a species of skink found in New South Wales and Queensland in Australia.
C. allotropis has many similarities to the eastern barred wedgesnout ctenotus C. strauchii. They are a moderate-sized, active, diurnal lizards with long, slender, pentadactyle limbs. They are characterised by the common Ctenotus features being: conspicuous anterior ear lobules, a colour pattern which usually consists of dorsal and lateral longitudinal stripes, smooth or faintly keeled scales, the absence of supranasal scales, and a scaly movable lower eyelid. They can vary from a reddish brown to chocolate brown and they commonly lack a vertebral stripe. C. allotropis has a narrow white dorso-lateral stripe that starts above the eye and continues to the base of its tail. C. allotropis have 24–32 mid-body scale rows, they have 4 supraoculars and between 7 and 8 supralabials. They have small ear lobules, there is lamellae present under the fourth toe.
Courtesy of Peter Soltys https://www.flickr.com/photos/143833901@N04/29641691013/in/photolist-MK3ukg-Makq3aC. allotropis is an oviparous species which primarily lives in desert regions such as the Yathong Nature Reserve and tropical woodlands of central North Western Australia. It forages among leaf and other litter, especially around the bases of trees. It is a terrestrial species therefore is generally active at very high temperatures. C. allotropis are opportunistic feeders, their diet primarily being a variety of insects and other arthropods.
Taxon identifiers | |
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Ctenotus allotropis |