Ctenotus vertebralis RANKIN & GILLAM, 1979
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Ctenotus vertebralis
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| Higher Taxa | Scincidae, Sphenomorphinae (Sphenomorphini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards) |
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| Common Names | E: Scant-striped Ctenotus |
| Synonym | Ctenotus vertebralis RANKIN & GILLAM 1979 Minervascincus vertebralis — WELLS & WELLINGTON 1985: 35 Ctenotus vertebralis — COGGER 2000: 449 Ctenotus vertebralis — WILSON & SWAN 2010 |
| Distribution | Australia (Northern Territory) Type locality: Arnold River, Cox River Station, in 15° 43’ S, 134° 32’ E, N. T. |
| Reproduction | oviparous |
| Types | Holotype: NTM R34521 (formerly CAM R410), collected M.W. Gillam, 5.vii.1977. Paratypes: AMS, ANWC, NTM-AS) |
| Diagnosis | DIAGNOSIS: Ctenotus vertebra/is is a moderately small (up to 55 mm SVL), slender species with sparse patterning. It is distinguished from all other described members of the genus by the following suite of characters: a very distinct black vertebral stripe, often pale edged, extending well onto the tail; no distinct pale blotches on upper lateral or outer vertebral zone; no more than 6 narrow pale longitudinal stripes, including pale edges (when present) on black vertebral stripe (often fewer than six when lateral pattern is absent) (Fig. 1.); presuboculars almost invariably 2; supraoculars 4, second largest; supraciliaries subequal in vertical depth; prefrontals rarely in contact; subdigitallamellae moderately compressed, dark; claws on hindlimb sabre-like (see Rankin, 1978, Rankin & Gillam 1979). |
| Comment | Limb morphology: 5 digits, 5 toes (Singhal et al. 2018, Cogger 2014) |
| Etymology | Presumably named after the Latin vertebra (backbone) plus the suffix -alis (belonging to), in reference to the vertebral stripe. (G. Shea, pers. comm., 9 Feb 2024) |
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