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Ctenotus coggeri

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Ctenotus coggeri
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Ctenotus
Species:
C. coggeri
Binomial name
Ctenotus coggeri
Sadlier, 1985

The brown-backed ctenotus (Ctenotus coggeri), also known commonly as Cogger's ctenotus, is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to the Northern Territory in Australia.[2]

Etymology

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The specific name, coggeri, is in honor of Australian herpetologist Harold Cogger.[3]

Habitat

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

Description

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C. coggeri is heavy-bodied and large for its genus. The maximum recorded snout-to-vent length (SVL) is 8.0 cm (3.1 in).[4]

Reproduction

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C. coggeri is oviparous.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Gillespie, G.; Woinarski, J.C.Z.; McDonald, P.; Cogger, H.; Fenner, A. (2018). "Ctenotus coggeri ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T109463146A109463149. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T109463146A109463149.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b Ctenotus coggeri at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 March 2015.
  3. ^ 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. ("Cogger's Ctenotus Ctenotus coggeri ", p. 56).
  4. ^ Sadlier RA (1985).

Further reading

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  • Cogger HG (2014). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,033 pp. ISBN 978-0643100350.
  • Sadlier RA (1985). "A New Australian scincid lizard, Ctenotus coggeri, from the Alligator Rivers Region, Northern Territory". Records of the Australian Museum 36 (3): 153–156.
  • Wilson S, Swan G (2013). A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia, Fourth Edition. Sydney: New Holland Publishers. 522 pp. ISBN 978-1921517280.