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Ctenotus Skinks
Ctenotus
Ctenotus is a genus of skinks, lizards in the family Scincidae. The genus is endemic to Australia. The genus Ctenotus belongs to a clade in the Sphenomorphus group which contains such genera as Anomalopus and the close relatives Eulamprus and Gnypetoscincus.
Lizards in the genus Ctenotus are commonly called comb-eared skinks, a reference to the scales aligned near the ear. Ctenotus lizards are able to move very quickly, disappearing whilst being observed. They are highly active in their habits, foraging amongst a diverse range of habitat.
60 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 108 known species
Robust Ctenotus
speciesCtenotus robustus
Copper-tailed Ctenotus
speciesCtenotus taeniolatus
Common Southwest Ctenotus
speciesCtenotus labillardieri
Pale-rumped Ctenotus
speciesCtenotus regius
Barred Wedgesnout Ctenotus
speciesCtenotus schomburgkii
Plain Ctenotus
speciesCtenotus inornatus
Eastern Ctenotus
speciesCtenotus orientalis
West Coast Laterite Ctenotus
speciesCtenotus fallens
Lowlands Plain-backed Ctenotus
speciesCtenotus essingtonii
Straight-browed Ctenotus
speciesCtenotus spaldingi
Leopard Ctenotus
speciesCtenotus pantherinus
Common Desert Ctenotus
speciesCtenotus leonhardii
Western Limestone Ctenotus
speciesCtenotus australis
Southern Mallee Ctenotus
speciesCtenotus atlas
Ribbon Ctenotus
speciesCtenotus taeniatus
Eastern Barred Wedge-snout Ctenotus
speciesCtenotus strauchii
Brown-backed Ctenotus
speciesCtenotus coggeri
Arcane Ctenotus
speciesCtenotus arcanus
Odd-striped Ctenotus
speciesCtenotus impar
Clay-soil Ctenotus
speciesCtenotus helenae
Wedgesnout Ctenotus
speciesCtenotus brooksi
Nullum Ctenotus
speciesCtenotus nullum
Jewelled South West Ctenotus
speciesCtenotus gemmula
Stout Ctenotus
speciesCtenotus hebetior
Stern Ctenotus
speciesCtenotus severus
Sharp-browed Ctenotus
speciesCtenotus superciliaris
Gibber Ctenotus
speciesCtenotus septenarius
Nullarbor Ctenotus
speciesCtenotus euclae
Olympic Ctenotus
speciesCtenotus olympicus
Grand Ctenotus
speciesCtenotus grandis
Scant-striped Ctenotus
speciesCtenotus vertebralis
Fourteen-lined Ctenotus
speciesCtenotus quattuordecimlineatus
Ctenotus brachyonyx
speciesCtenotus brachyonyx
Brown-blazed Wedgesnout Ctenotus
speciesCtenotus allotropis
Arnhem Plain-backed Ctenotus
speciesCtenotus quirinus
Lively Ctenotus
speciesCtenotus alacer
Chain-striped Southwest Ctenotus
speciesCtenotus catenifer
Black-backed Yellow-lined Ctenotus
speciesCtenotus eutaenius
Fine Side-lined Ctenotus
speciesCtenotus dux
Orange-tailed Finesnout Ctenotus
speciesCtenotus leae
Checker-sided Ctenotus
speciesCtenotus mimetes
Unspotted Yellow-sided Ctenotus
speciesCtenotus ingrami
Red-sided Ctenotus
speciesCtenotus pulchellus
Ten-lined Ctenotus
speciesCtenotus decaneurus
Spotted Ctenotus
speciesCtenotus uber
Blue-tailed Finesnout Ctenotus
speciesCtenotus calurus
Gravelly-soil Ctenotus
speciesCtenotus lateralis
Hinchinbrook Ctenotus
speciesCtenotus terrareginae
Eastern Pilbara Lined Ctenotus
speciesCtenotus duricola
Top End Lowlands Ctenotus
speciesCtenotus hilli
Spotted-necked Ctenotus
speciesCtenotus greeri
White-faced Ctenotus
speciesCtenotus borealis
Course Sand Ctenotus
speciesCtenotus piankai
Coastal Plains Ctenotus
speciesCtenotus ora
Brown-backed Yellow-lined Ctenotus
speciesCtenotus eurydice
Western Pilbara Lined Ctenotus
speciesCtenotus pallasotus
Cape York Finesnout Ctenotus
speciesCtenotus zebrilla
Nasute Finesnout Ctenotus
speciesCtenotus nasutus
Short-footed Ctenotus
speciesCtenotus brevipes
Darling Range Southwest Ctenotus
speciesCtenotus delli
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the stacks
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Every page naming Ctenotus in the Biodiversity Heritage Library →
This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 37028.