Ctenotus pantherinus (PETERS, 1866)
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Higher Taxa | Scincidae, Sphenomorphinae, Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards) |
Subspecies | Ctenotus pantherinus acripes STORR 1975 Ctenotus pantherinus calx STORR 1970 Ctenotus pantherinus ocellifer STORR 1969 Ctenotus pantherinus pantherinus (PETERS 1866) |
Common Names | Leopard Ctenotus |
Synonym | Lygosoma (Hinulia) pantherinum PETERS 1866: 89 Egernia whitei carnarae KINGHORN 1931 Lygosoma (Hinulia) breviunguis KINGHORN 1932 Ctenotus pantherinus — COGGER 2000: 436 Ctenotus pantherinus — WILSON & SWAN 2010 Ctenotus pantherinus acripes STORR 1975 Magnuscincus acripes — WELLS & WELLINGTON 1985: 33 Ctenotus acripes — STORR et al. 1999 Ctenotus pantherinus acripes — COGGER 2000: 436 Ctenotus pantherinus calx STORR 1970 Ctenotus pantherinus calx STORR 1970: 99 Magnuscincus calx — WELLS & WELLINGTON 1985: 33 Ctenotus calx — STORR et al. 1999 Ctenotus pantherinus calx — COGGER 2000: 436 Ctenotus pantherinus ocellifer STORR 1969 Lygosoma ocellatum BOULENGER 1896: 233 (non Mocoa ocellata GARY 1845) Lygosoma ocelliferum BOULENGER 1896 (nom. nov. pro L. ocellatum) Lygosoma ocelliferum BOULENGER 1896: 342 Lygosoma (Hinulia) ocelliferum — STERNFELD 1925: 246 Lygosoma (Sphenomorphus) ocelliferum — SMITH 1937: 220 Lygosoma (Sphenomorphus) ocelliferum — GLAUERT 1960 Ctenotus pantherinus ocellifer — STORR 1970: 98 Magnuscincus ocellifer — WELLS & WELLINGTON 1985: 33 Ctenotus pantherinus ocellifer — STORR et al. 1999 |
Distribution | Australia (New South Wales?, North Territory, Queensland, South Australia, West Australia) acripes: arid Nw Queensland and Barrow Island, West Australia. calx: N Australia from the Kimberleys to NW Queensland. ocellifer: remainder of range. pantherinus: SW West Australia; Type locality: “Swan River (Australien)” [= Western Australia]. Map legend: ![]() NOTE: TDWG regions are generated automatically from the text in the distribution field and not in every cases it works well. We are working on it. |
Reproduction | oviparous |
Types | Holotype: ZMB 5379 |
Comment | Synonymy partly after COGGER 1983. Abundance: quite common, with more than 400 specimens collected (Pianka 2011) |
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