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Western Pilbara lined ctenotus

Western Pilbara lined ctenotus (Ctenotus pallasotus)
Hamersley Range, Western Australia
Photo © Ray Lloyd
Ctenotus pallasotus - Doughty & Rabosky, 2017
Pronunciation  ten-OH-tus  
Etymology  Ctenotus: 'comb ear', refering to the comb-like projections at the ear opening.
pallasotus: "Derived from Greek pallaso meaning a besmattering of spots, and otus meaning ear, in reference to the scattered spots posterior to the ear opening that distinguish this species from C. duricola. Used as a noun in apposition." (Rabosky, Doughty & Huang 2017)
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Description

"A medium-large (to 65 mm SVL) elongate Ctenotus, nasals in contact, prefrontals in contact or not in contact, 26–30 mid-body scale rows, 21–25 compressed lamellae under toes with narrow callus, usually eight supralabials and supraciliary scales, six (occasionally eight) pale narrow longitudinal stripes on blackish-brown ground color, dorsal stripes not continuing on head to snout, tail not red or blue, an upper lateral row of spots present between the pale dorsolateral and lateral stripes with usually a broken pale lateral line from ear to forelimb with scattered spots on the sides of the neck (except the North West Cape population), dark vertebral stripe not continuing anteriorly to parietals (terminates 2–4 nuchal scales before), parietals with some blotching, pale dorsolateral stripe continues anteriorly to eye, pale paravertebral stripes join on tail at or posterior to level of heel of extended hindlimb, lower labial scales variably stippled." (Rabosky, Doughty & Huang 2017)

Similar species

Eastern Pilbara lined ctenotus (Ctenotus duricola)

Taxonomic notes

Split from Eastern Pilbara lined ctenotus (Ctenotus duricola) in 2017 (Rabosky, Doughty & Huang 2017).

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