Ctenotus eutaenius STORR, 1981

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Higher Taxa	Scincidae, Sphenomorphinae (Sphenomorphini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies
Common Names	E: Black-backed Yellow-lined Ctenotus
Synonym	Ctenotus eutaenius STORR 1981: 129 Ctenotus eutaenius — COGGER 2000: 424 Ctenotus eutaenius — WILSON & SWAN 2010 Ctenotus eutaenius — PRATES et al. 2023
Distribution	Australia (Queensland) Type locality: Chartera Towers, in 20° 05’ S, 146° 16’ E, Qld.
Reproduction	oviparous
Types	Holotype: QM J39467 (formerly AMS R93408)
Diagnosis	Diagnosis: “A member of the C. lesueurii group, inornatus subgroup, differing from all others by back and sides black with 10 white stripes. Similar in coloration to members of the atlas and colletti groups, but distinguishable by wide sub- digital calli and large second supraocular.” (Storr 1981) Additional details (1201 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details.
Comment	Limb morphology: 5 digits, 5 toes (Singhal et al. 2018, Cogger 2014) Distribution: see map in Prates et al. 2023: 5 (Fig. 2)
Etymology	From the Greek eu- (very) plus tainia (ribbon), with reference to the strongly striped pattern. (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 Covacevich J.A., Couper, P.J., McDonald, K.R. 1998. Reptile diversity at risk in the Brigalow Belt, Queensland. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 42 (2): 475-486 - get paper here Prates, I., Hutchinson, M. N., Singhal, S., Moritz, C., & Rabosky, D. L. 2023. Notes from the taxonomic disaster zone: Evolutionary drivers of intractable species boundaries in an Australian lizard clade (Scincidae: Ctenotus). Molecular Ecology, 00, 1–25 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 Storr G M 1981. Ten new Ctenotus (Lacertilia: Scincidae) from Australia. Rec. West. Austr. Mus. 9 (2): 125-146 - 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/eutaenius Google images

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