Ctenotus aphrodite | |
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Scientific classification![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Scincidae |
Genus: | Ctenotus |
Species: | C. aphrodite |
Binomial name | |
Ctenotus aphrodite |
Ctenotus aphrodite, also knowncommonly as theOorida ctenotus, is aspecies ofskink, alizard in thefamilyScincidae. The species isendemic toAustralia.
Thespecific name,aphrodite, refers toAphrodite, the goddess of love and beauty in Greek mythology.[1][2]
C. aphrodite is found in southwesternQueensland, Australia.[1]
C. aphrodite may be a synonym ofC. septenarius.[1]
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