Australian Museum Journal A new species of lizard (Lacertilia: Scincidae) from the Northern Territory, closely allied to Ctenotus decaneurus Storr
- Shortform:
- Rankin, 1978, Rec. Aust. Mus. 31(10): 395–409
- Author(s):
- Rankin, Peter R.
- Year published:
- 1978
- Title:
- A new species of lizard (Lacertilia: Scincidae) from the Northern Territory, closely allied to Ctenotus decaneurus Storr
- Serial title:
- Records of the Australian Museum
- Volume:
- 31
- Issue:
- 10
- Start page:
- 395
- End page:
- 409
- DOI:
- 10.3853/j.0067-1975.31.1978.221
- Language:
- English
- Date published:
- 30 June 1978
- Cover date:
- 30 June 1978
- ISSN:
- 0067-1975
- CODEN:
- RAUMAJ
- Publisher:
- The Australian Museum
- Place published:
- Sydney, Australia
- Subjects:
- REPTILIA; TAXONOMY; ECOLOGY, TERRESTRIAL
- Digitized:
- 30 December 2008
- Available online:
- 02 March 2009
- Reference number:
- 221
- EndNote package:
- EndNote file
- Title page:
- Title page (74kb PDF)
- Complete work:
- Complete work (3079kb PDF)
Abstract
A new species of Ctenotus is described. It is ecologically and morphologically distinct from C. decaneurus, its nearest congener. Current data suggest that it is restricted to coastal alluvial plains whereas C. decaneurus inhabits stony hill country.