Ctenotus ariadnae

Ctenotus ariadnae, also known commonly as Ariadna's ctenotus, is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Australia.

Etymology

The specific name, ariadnae, is in honor of Ariadna Neumann who was the Librarian of the Western Australian Museum.^[2]

C. ariadnae is found in central Australia, in the following portions of the Australian states and territories: eastern Western Australia,^[3] northern South Australia, southwestern Queensland, and southern Northern Territory.^[1]

The preferred natural habitats of C. ariadne are desert and grassland.^[1]

C. ariadnae has an average snout-to-vent length (SVL) of about 5 cm (2.0 in), and a tail about 1.75 times SVL.^[4]

C. ariadnae preys mainly on termites, but also on other insects and spiders.^[1]

C. ariadnae is oviparous.^[3]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Gaikhorst, G.; Ford, S.; How, R.; Cowan, M.; Zichy-Woinarski, J. (2017). "Ctenotus ariadnae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T109462941A109462944. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T109462941A109462944.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Ctenotus ariadnae, p. 11).
^ ^a ^b Ctenotus ariadnae at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 March 2015.
^ Storr (1969).

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