Clay-soil Ctenotus

About the Clay-soil Ctenotus

Ctenotus helenae, also known commonly as the clay-soil ctenotus, is a species of skink endemic to Australia. The specific name, helenae, is in honour of Helen Louise Pianka who was married to American herpetologist Eric R. Pianka.

Within Australia, C. helenae is found in the Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, and Western Australia. C. helenae is found in wide variety of habitats including forest, shrubland, grassland, and desert. C. helenae is terrestrial and diurnal.

C. helenae is oviparous. Cogger, Harold G. (2014). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,033 pp. ISBN 978-0643100350. Storr, G.M. (1969) ("1968"). "The genus Ctenotus (Lacertilia, Scincidae) in the Eastern Division of Western Australia". Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia 51 (4): 97–109. (Ctenotus helenae, new species, pp. 100–101).

Storr, G.M.; Smith, L.A.; Johnstone, R.E. (1999). Lizards of Western Australia. I. Skinks, Revised Edition. Perth: Western Australian Museum. 291 pp. ISBN 978-0730726562... Wikipedia →