The Lancelin Island skink (''Ctenotus lancelini''), also known commonly as the Lancelin south-west ctenotus, is a

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, a

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in the

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Scincidae. The species is

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Etymology

The

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, ''lancelini'', refers to

Lancelin Island Lancelin Island is an island in Western Australia near Lancelin. Description The island occupies an area and is situated from the mainland. The island has a maximum elevation of . It is composed of limestone and is linked to Edwards Islan ...

Western Australia Western Australia (commonly abbreviated as WA) is a state of Australia occupying the western percent of the land area of Australia excluding external territories. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to th ...

.Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). ''The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles''. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (''Ctenotus lancelini'', p. 150).

Geographic range

''C. lancelini'' is found on Lancelin Island.

Reproduction

''C. lancelini'' is

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References

* Cogger HG (2014). ''Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition''. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,033 pp. . * Ford J (1969). "Distribution and variation of the skink ''Ctenotus labillardieri'' (Gray) of southwestern Australia". ''J. Royal Soc. Western Australia'' 51 (3): 68–75. (''Ctenotus labillardieri lancelini'', new subspecies, p. 69). * Storr GM, Smith LA, Johnstone RE (1999). ''Lizards of Western Australia. I. Skinks, Revised Edition''. Perth: Western Australian Museum. 291 pp. . *Wilson, Steve; Swan, Gerry (2013). ''A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia, Fourth Edition''. Sydney: New Holland Publishers. 522 pp. . {{Taxonbar, from=Q308472 Reptiles of Western Australia Vulnerable fauna of Australia Reptiles described in 1969 Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Skinks of Australia Ctenotus Taxa named by Julian Ralph Ford

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