Readablewiki

Ctenotus youngsoni

Content sourced from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.

Ctenotus youngsoni, also known as the Shark Bay south-west ctenotus or Youngson's ctenotus, is a lizard in the skink family. It is found only in Australia, in Western Australia, where it lives in shrubland. The species name honors Australian zoologist William Kenneth Youngson. It has four legs, each with five toes, and it lays eggs. The conservation status is Least Concern (IUCN 3.1). Its scientific name is Ctenotus youngsoni, described by Storr in 1975.


This page was last edited on 2 February 2026, at 21:10 (CET).