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Ctenotus pantherinus identified on Angas Downs during reptile surveys using pitfalls and funnel traps
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LEOPARD CTENOTUS FACTS |
Description
The Leopard Ctenotus is a grey to olive brown skink with white or yellow spots along the body. The snout to vent length is up to about 9 cm, with total length up to 22 cm.
Size
18 cm - 22 cm
Habitat
arid, semi-arid , stony regions, desert, grassland, woodland
Breeding
average clutch size is 6 or 7
Range
found in arid and semi arid areas in western Australia, Northern Territory, South Australia, western Queensland and north west New South Wales
Credits:
Map is from Atlas of Living Australia website at https://biocache.ala.org.au licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
Classification
| Class: | Reptilia | | Order: | Squamata (Sauria) | | Family: | Scincidae | | Genus: | Ctenotus | | Species: | pantherinus | | Common Name: | Leopard Ctenotus |
Relatives in same Genus
Eastern Striped Skink (C. robustus)
Striped Skink (C. taeniolatus)
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