Ctenotus stuarti

Ctenotus stuarti, also known commonly as the Point Stuart ctenotus or Stuart's ctenotus, is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Australia.

Ctenotus stuarti
Conservation status
Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Scincidae
Genus:	Ctenotus
Species:	C. stuarti
Binomial name
Ctenotus stuarti Horner, 1995

Etymology

The specific name, stuarti, is in honor of Scottish explorer John McDouall Stuart, and also refers to the locality Point Stuart.[2]

Geographic range

C. stuarti found in the Northern Territory in Australia.[3]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of C. stuarti is forest.[1]

Reproduction

C. stuarti is oviparous.[3]

References

1. Gillespie G, Cogger H, Woinarski J, McDonald P, Fenner A (2018). "Ctenotus stuarti ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T109464681A109464684. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T109464681A109464684.en. Downloaded on 06 June 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 stuarti, p. 257).
3. Ctenotus stuarti at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 March 2015.

Further reading

• Cogger HG (2014). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishings. xxx + 1,033 pp. ISBN 978-0643100350.
• Horner P (1995). "Two new species of Ctenotus (Reptilia: Scincidae) from Northern Territory". The Beagle 12: 75–88. (Ctenotus stuarti, new species).
• Wilson, Steve; Swan, Gerry (2013). A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia, Fourth Edition. Sydney: New Holland Publishers. 522 pp. ISBN 978-1921517280.