Common Desert Ctenotus
Ctenotus leonhardii
- Least concern
- Card rarity: Common
- Reptiles
Ctenotus leonhardii, known by the common names Leonhardi's ctenotus, Leonhardi's skink, and the common desert ctenotus, is a species of lizard in the subfamily Sphenomorphinae of the family Scincidae. The species is found in a range of arid and semi-arid regions throughout mainland Australia. Named after German anthropologist Moritz von Leonhardi in 1919, it belongs to the genus Ctenotus, one of the largest genera of lizards in Australia.
Classification
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Scincidae
- Genus
- Ctenotus