Ctenotus essingtonii

Ctenotus essingtonii, also known commonly as Essington's ctenotus and the lowlands plain-backed ctenotus, is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to the Northern Territory in Australia.^[2]

Ctenotus essingtonii
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Scincidae
Genus:	Ctenotus
Species:	C. essingtonii
Binomial name
Ctenotus essingtonii (Gray, 1842)
Synonyms[2]
Tiliqua essingtonii Gray, 1842 Lygosoma (Sphenomorphus) essingtonii — Glauert, 1960 Ctenotus essingtoni — Storr, 1981

Etymology

The specific name, essingtonii, refers to the locality Port Essington, Australia.^[3]

Geographic range

C. essingtonii is found in the northern portion of the Northern Territory, including the Tiwi Islands.^[1]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of C. essingtonii is forest.^[1]

Description

C. essingtonii may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 6.5 cm (2.6 in). It has five toes on each of its four feet. It is slender, with 26 scale rows at midbody.^[2]

Reproduction

Sexually mature individuals of C. essingtonii breed during the dry season.^[1] The species is oviparous.^[2]