Eastern Spotted Ctenotus
On the Move
Eastern Desert Ctenotus
S3, dorsal
| Eastern Spotted Ctenotus On the Move | | Eastern Desert Ctenotus S3, dorsal | | ||
 | Class: | Animals (Animalia) - Chordates (Chordata) - Reptiles (Reptilia) | |||
| Order: | Scaled Reptiles (Squamata) | ||||
| Family: | Skink (Scincidae) iNaturalist Observation | ||||
| Species: | Eastern Spotted Ctenotus (Ctenotus orientalis) | ||||
| This Photo: | Oops | ||||
Thank you Dr Mark Hutchinson & Stephen Mahony for confirming the id of this species for us EXTRA - Photo Specific Information: This fellow was investigating a hole in the ground. We were intrigued because we knew there was a large spider down there. Soon after this shot he was out of there in a flash never to be seen again General Species Information: Found on Ellura (in the Murray Mallee, SA) and elsewhere Extremely fast. Very hard to see, let alone photograph. The name "orientalis" doesn't refer to Asia as is commonly thought, but "of the East" as in "Eastern". Similar Species: Eastern Desert Ctenotus (Ctenotus regius) | |||||
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