Ctenotus hebetior STORR, 1978

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Higher Taxa	Scincidae, Sphenomorphinae (Sphenomorphini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies	Ctenotus hebetior schuettleri BÖRNER 1981 Ctenotus hebetior hebetior STORR 1978
Common Names	E: Stout Ctenotus
Synonym	Ctenotus hebetior STORR 1978 Ctenotus hebetior — COGGER 2000: 427 Ctenotus hebetior — WILSON & SWAN 2010 Ctenotus hebetior schuettleri BÖRNER 1981 Ctenotus hebetior schuettleri — WILSON & SWAN 2013: 216
Distribution	Australia (Northern Territory,Queensland) Type locality: 5 km NW of Fermoy, in 23° 09’ S, 143'00’ E, Qld. [hebetior] Type locality: 1. 5 km E of the Barkly Hwy, ca 25 km N of Mt. Isa, Qld. [schuettleri]
Reproduction	oviparous
Types	Holotype: QM J28374 Holotype: private collection, A. Börner AU Scinc 6B, fide COGGER 1983 [schuettleri]
Diagnosis
Comment	Limb morphology: 5 digits, 5 toes (Singhal et al. 2018, Cogger 2014)
Etymology	From the Latin hebetis (dull) plus the intensive suffix -ior, relating to the relatively dull pattern. (G. Shea, pers. comm., 9 Feb 2024)
References	Börner, A. -R. 1981. A new subspecies of the Ctenotus leonhardii complex. Misc. Articles in Saurology 7: 1-10 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 Gynther, Ian; Harry Hines, Alex Kutt, Eric Vanderduys and Megan Absolon 2009. A verteAbrate faunavsurvey of Cravetns Peak Rbeserver, farawestetrn Qeueenslanfd auna survey of Cravens Peak Reserve, far western Queensland. Cravens Peak Scientific Study Report - get paper here Jolly, C., Schembri, B., & Macdonald, S. 2023. Field Guide to the Reptiles of the Northern Territory. CSIRO Publishing, Melbourne - get paper here King M; Horner P; Fyfe G 1988. A new species of Ctenotus (Reptilia: Scincidae) from central Australia, and a key to the Ctenotus leonhardii species group. The Beagle 5 (1) : 147-153 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 Storr G M 1978. Notes on the Ctenotus (Lacertilia, Scincidae) of Queensland. Rec. West. Aust. Mus. 6 (3): 319-332 - 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/hebetior Google images

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