Ctenotus ingrami, also known commonly as Ingram's ctenotus and the unspotted yellow-sided ctenotus, is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is native to Queensland and New South Wales in Australia.
Etymology
The specific name, ingrami, is in honor of Australian herpetologist .
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of C. ingrami is forest.
Description
C. ingrami has five digits on each of its four feet. Moderately large for its genus, average snout-to-vent length (SVL) is , and maximum recorded SVL is .
Behavior
C. ingrami is terrestrial.
Reproduction
C. ingrami is oviparous.
References
Further reading
- Cogger HG (2014). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,033 pp. .
- , (1982). "Three new striped skinks, (Ctenotus, Lacertilia, Scincidae) from Queensland". Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 20 (3): 639âÂÂ645. (Ctenotus ingrami, new species, pp. 641âÂÂ642 + Figure 1 + Plate I, figure 3).
- , , (2022). A Field Guide to Reptiles of New South Wales, Fourth Edition. Sydney: New Holland Publishers. 288 pp. .
- , Swan G (2013). A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia, Fourth Edition. Sydney: New Holland Publishers. 522 pp. .