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Ctenotus labillardieri (DUMÉRIL & BIBRON, 1839)

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Higher TaxaScincidae, Sphenomorphinae (Sphenomorphini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Common South-west Ctenotus 
SynonymTiliqua labillardi GRAY 1838 (nomen nudum)
Gongylus (Lygosoma) labillardieri DUMÉRIL & BIBRON 1839: 731
Hinulia greyii GRAY 1845: 76
Lygosoma (Hinulia) labillardieri — WERNER 1910: 476
Lygosoma (Sphenomorphus) labillardiri [sic] — SMITH 1937: 220
Lygosoma (Sphenomorphus) labillardieri — FORD 1963
Sphenomorphus labillardieri — LIGHT et al. 1966
Sphenomorphus labillardieri — DAWSON et al. 1966
Ctenotus labillardieri — COGGER 1983: 148
Ctenotus labillardieri — COGGER 2000: 430
Ctenotus labillardieri — WILSON & SWAN 2010 
DistributionAustralia (Western Australia)

Type locality: Australia and Waigeo (as Waigieu) and Rawack Ils., Indonesia  
Reproductionoviparous 
TypesSyntypes: MNHN-RA 2980 (3 specimens), New Holland, collected Péron & Lesueur; 2981 (2934), 2981A, New Holland, collected Labillardière; 7117 (2932), 7117A, New Holland, collected Quoy & Gaimard (Roux-Estève 1979). Syntypes: MNHN-RA 1994.1247 (formerly 2980A) and MNHN-RA 1994.1248 (formerly MNHN-RA 2980B) not indicated a types in MNHN catalogue, cited as "type" by Roux-Estève (1979).
Holotype: BMNH 1946. 8. 19. 57, from Swan River, W. A. [Hinulia greyii] 
DiagnosisDiagnosis: A member of the labillardieri group with reddish legs heavily marked with black. Further distinguishable from gemmula, delli and catenifer by the white dorsolateral line con tinuous ii.e. not broken into a series of short dashes) (Storr 1974: 90).


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CommentSynonymy after COGGER 1983.

Limb morphology: 5 digits, 5 toes (Singhal et al. 2018, Cogger 2014) 
EtymologyNamed after Jacques J. H. de Labillardière (1755-1834) was a naval surgeon who served as botanist on the “Recherche” expedition (1791-1793). 
References
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