Ctenotus taeniolatus
| Ctenotus taeniolatus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Ctenotus |
| Species: | C. taeniolatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Ctenotus taeniolatus (White, 1790)
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The copper-tailed ctenotus or copper-tailed skink,heathland. They can grow to be 30 cm long.
Striped skinks are olive brown on top with stripes of dark brown and white running from head to tail. They have a black, white-edged vertebral band and a white dorsolateral band edged in black. The sides are dark brown and spotted with white.
Like most skinks, they eat mainly small
predators
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References
- . Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ Ctenotus taeniolatus Reptile Database
External links
- photo of Ctenotus taeniolatus, Townsville Reptiles
- photo of Ctenotus taeniolatus, Museum Victoria
- photo of Ctenotus taeniolatus, Museum Victoria