Ctenotus nullum INGRAM & CZECHURA, 1990

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Higher Taxa	Scincidae, Sphenomorphinae (Sphenomorphini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies
Common Names	E: Nullum Ctenotus
Synonym	Ctenotus nullum INGRAM & CZECHURA 1990: 407 Ctenotus nullum — COGGER 2000: 752 Ctenotus nullum — WILSON & SWAN 2010
Distribution	Australia (Queensland) Type locality: 2 km W McIvor River crossing, Cape York Peninsula, Qld
Reproduction	oviparous
Types	Holotype: QM J32424, collected G.J. Ingram 15.vii.1976. Paratypes: AMS (AM)
Diagnosis	DIAGNOSIS: A moderately large (maximum SV 79) Ctenotus with a pattern of stripes and an upper lateral row of pale squarish blotches which are usually confluent with the midlateral stripe; a black vertebral stripe begins on the nuchals and always extends to at least the fore back; a brow that does not conceal the supraciliaries; supralabials usually 8; subdigital lamellae widely calloused, 25-28 on fourth toe; four supraoculars; 4-6 ear lobules; and 26-28 mid-body scales. For an illustration of the species see Wilson and Knowles (1988, p.278, photo no. 424). (INGRAM & CZECHURA 1990) Unfortunately we had to temporarily remove additional information as this was scraped by multiple AI companies who sell that data. However, these details, e.g. detailed descriptions (about about .96 pages) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us if you need any of this material.
Comment	Limb morphology: 5 digits, 5 toes (Singhal et al. 2018, Cogger 2014)
Etymology	“’nullum’ is a patronym from the Ko-ko-ya-o language of eastern Cape York Peninsula, Queensland” (Ingram & Czechura, 1990). (G. Shea, pers. comm., 9 Feb 2024)
References	Cogger, H. G. 2014. Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, 7th ed. CSIRO Publishing, xxx + 1033 pp. - get paper here Cogger, H.G. 2000. Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, 6th ed. Ralph Curtis Publishing, Sanibel Island, 808 pp. Couper, P. J.; Amey, A. P.; Kutt, A. S. 2002. A new species of Ctenotus (Scincidae) from central Queensland. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 48(1):85-92 - get paper here Couper, P., Covacevich, J., Amey, A. & Baker, A. 2006. The genera of skinks (Family Scincidae) of Australia and its island territories: diversity, distribution and identification. in: Merrick, J.R., Archer, M., Hickey, G.M. & Lee, M.S.Y. (eds.). Evolution and Zoogeography of Australasian Vertebrates. Australian Scientific Publishing, Sydney, pp. 367-384 Ingram G J; Czechura G V 1990. Four new species of striped skinks from Queensland. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 29 (3): 407-410 - get paper here Shea, Glenn M; Sadlier, Ross A 1999. A catalogue of the non-fossil amphibian and reptile type specimens in the collection of the Australian Museum: types currently, previously and purportedly present. TECHNICAL REPORTS OF THE AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM 15, 1999: 1-91 - get paper here Singhal, Sonal; Huateng Huang, Maggie R. Grundler, María R. Marchán-Rivadeneira, Iris Holmes, Pascal O. Title, Stephen C. Donnellan, and Daniel L. Rabosky 2018. Does Population Structure Predict the Rate of Speciation? A Comparative Test across Australia’s Most Diverse Vertebrate Radiation. The American Naturalist 192 (4): 432-447 - get paper here Wilson, S. & Swan, G. 2010. A complete guide to reptiles of Australia, 3rd ed. Chatswood: New Holland, 558 pp.
External links	IUCN Red List National Center for Biotechnology Information http://www.arod.com.au/arod/reptilia/Squamata/Scincidae/Ctenotus/nullum Google images

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