Southern cape york fine-snout ctenotus
Ctenotus zebrilla, also known commonly as the Southern Cape York fine-snout ctenotus, is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Australia.
The specific name zebrilla is Neo-Latin for "little zebra" in reference to the species' apparent black and white stripes.
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TerrestrialTerrestrial animals are animals that live predominantly or entirely on land (e.g., cats, ants, snails), as compared with aquatic animals, which liv...
Oviparous animals are female animals that lay their eggs, with little or no other embryonic development within the mother. This is the reproductive...
Precocial species are those in which the young are relatively mature and mobile from the moment of birth or hatching. Precocial species are normall...
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starts withDorsally, C. zebrilla is black with eight thin, white stripes along its back. It grows to 31–40 mm (1.2–1.6 in) in snout-to-vent length (SVL).
C. zebrilla is found in the north-eastern highlands of Queensland, occupying tall, open woodland on stony hills.
Like many lizards, C. zebrilla is oviparous.
