The Lancelin Island skink (Ctenotus lancelini), also known commonly as the Lancelin south-west ctenotus and the south-west ctenotus, is a species of skink, a lizard in the subfamily Sphenomorphinae of the family Scincidae. It can only be found on Lancelin Island in Western Australia.
Etymology The specific name, lancelini, refers to Lancelin Island in Western Australia where it is an endemic species.
Description C. lancelini may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of . Dorsally, it is brown on the body, fading to gray on the tail. The flanks are striped and spotted with black and white. The legs are yellow or orange, with dark brown streaks.
Habitat and behavior The preferred natural habitat of C. lancelini is rocky areas of grassland and shrubland, where it shelters under limestone slabs and in burrows of seabirds.
Reproduction C. lancelini is oviparous.
Taxonomy C. lancelini is a member of the C. labillardieri species group.
See also Lancelin, Western Australia
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