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Ctenotus ehmanni STORR, 1985

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Higher TaxaScincidae, Sphenomorphinae (Sphenomorphini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Brown-tailed Finesnout Ctenotus 
SynonymCtenotus ehmanni STORR 1985
Ctenotus ehmanni — COGGER 2000: 422
Ctenotus ehmanni — WILSON & SWAN 2010 
DistributionAustralia (Western Australia)

Type locality: 10 km WNW of Mt Elizabeth HS (Old). Western Australia. at 16°16'S. 126° 08'E.  
Reproductionoviparous 
TypesHolotype: WAM R83444 
DiagnosisDiagnosis: A small brown-tailed member of the Ctenotus colletti group. agreeing with C colletti in having the upper of two ear lobules very large and obtuse, but differing in having an upper lateral series of white spots, more numerous midbody scale rows (28-32, v. 22-27) and shorter tail (124-146%, of SVL, v. 162-244). 
CommentLimb morphology: 5 digits, 5 toes (Singhal et al. 2018, Cogger 2014) 
EtymologyAfter Mr Harry Ehmann of Sydney Technical College in appreciation of the splendid
collection of Kimberley reptiles and frogs he donated to the Western Australian Museum. 
References
  • Beolens, Bo; Michael Watkins, and Michael Grayson 2011. The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, USA - get paper here
  • 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
  • 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 1985. Two new skinks (Lacertilia: Scincidae) from Western Australia. Rec. West. Austr. Mus. 12 (2): 193-196 - get paper here
  • Storr, G. M.; L. A. Smith, and R. E. Johnstone 1999. Lizards of Western Australia. I. Skinks. Revised Edition. Western Australian Museum
  • Wilson, S. & Swan, G. 2010. A complete guide to reptiles of Australia, 3rd ed. Chatswood: New Holland, 558 pp.
 
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