Bar-Shouldered Ctenotus

Ctenotus is from the Greek words cten-, meaning comb, and ot-, meaning ear. Inornatus is Latin for plain or unadorned.

This species is found throughout mainland Australia.

Ctenotus inornatus and Ctenotus australis are very similar. Ctenotus inornatus has a body length of around 95mm long. The tail can be up to 2.5 times the length of the body. The background colour is greyish-brown. There are whitish stripes, dashes, spots and blotches on the body and tail. Ctenotus inornatus has four narrow white stripes on the back. Ctenotus australis has six.

Shelters in burrows beneath shrubs, rocks or rubbish.

Field Guide to the Reptiles and Frogs of the Perth Region. Brian Bush, Brad Maryan, Robert Browne-Cooper, David Robinson. 2010

Lizards of Western Australia I Skinks. GM Storr, LA Smith, RE Johnstone. 1999

Atlas of Living Australia https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/e11978a7-c2fa-4722-809b-4cea10e9dd2c