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Ctenotus quinkan INGRAM, 1979

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Higher TaxaScincidae, Sphenomorphinae (Sphenomorphini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Quinkan Ctenotus 
SynonymCtenotus quinkan INGRAM 1979
Ctenotus quinkan — COGGER 2000: 438
Ctenotus quinkan — WILSON & SWAN 2010 
DistributionAustralia (Queensland)

Type locality: 30. 4 km SW of Laura (15'42’ S, 144° 36’ E), Cape York Peninsula, Qld.  
Reproductionoviparous 
TypesHolotype: QM J28353 
Diagnosis 
CommentLimb morphology: 5 digits, 5 toes (Singhal et al. 2018, Cogger 2014) 
Etymology“Quinkan is a word taken from the language of the aboriginal people of the Laura area. Quinkans are sinister spirits who roam the bush at night (Trezise, 1973). The sandstone country which is rich in rock-art has come to be known as Quinkan country” (Ingram, 1979). (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., 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 1979. Two new species of skinks, genus Ctenotus (Reptilia, Lacertilia, Scincidae), from Cape York Peninsula, Queensland, Australia. Journal of Herpetology 13 (3): 279-282 - 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 - get paper here
  • Wilson, S. & Swan, G. 2010. A complete guide to reptiles of Australia, 3rd ed. Chatswood: New Holland, 558 pp.
  • Zozaya, S.M., Case, D.W. & Hoskin, C.J. 2024. Ctenotus rungulla sp. nov. (Scincidae; Sphenomorphinae), a new sandstone-associated skink that highlights reptile endemism in Queensland's Gregory Range. Australian Journal of Taxonomy 67: 1–16 - get paper here
 
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