Ctenotus burbidgei, also known commonly as the plain-backed Kimberley ctenotus, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. It is endemic to Western Australia.
Etymology The specific name, burbidgei, is in honor of Australian zoologist Andrew A. Burbidge.Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (Ctenotus burbidgei, p. 43).
Habitat The preferred natural habitats of C. burbidgei are shrubland and savanna.
Reproduction C. burbidgei is oviparous
References
Further reading Cogger HG (2014). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,033 pp. . Storr GM (1975). "The Genus Ctenotus (Lacertilia, Scincidae) in the Kimberley and North-west Divisions of Western Australia". Records of the Western Australia Museum 3 (3): 209–243. (Ctenotus mastigura burbidgei, new subspecies, p. 228–229). Wilson, Steve; Swan, Gerry (2013). A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia, Fourth Edition. Sydney: New Holland Publishers. 522 pp. .