Ctenotus australis
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%
The western limestone ctenotus (Ctenotus australis) is a species of lizard in the subfamily Sphenomorphinae of the family Scincidae. It is endemic to Western Australia. C. australis is native to coastal areas in the southwestern part of the Australian state of Western Australia.
C. australis is found amongst heath on coastal dunes, and in open woodland on the Swan Coastal Plain. It is generally restricted to areas with limestone. The western limestone ctenotus is quite large for a ctenotus. It is a light brown colour, but over this is a complex, prominent pattern of black, white and brown stripes.
C. australis is oviparous. Cogger HG (2014). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,033 pp. ISBN 978-0643100350. Gray JE (1838). "Catalogue of the Slender-tongued Saurians, with Descriptions of many new Genera and Species". Annals and Magazine of Natural History, [First Series ] 2: 287–293. (Tiliqua australis, new species, p. 291).
Wilson, Steve; Swan, Gerry (2013). A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia... Wikipedia →
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| 1 | Perth | 🇦🇺 Australia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Western Limestone Ctenotus sighting in Perth on a given day, based on 32 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 14th most-seen of the 23 reptiles we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February and November
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Western Limestone Ctenotus in Perth on a given day, against under 5% in January, April and June–September, the lowest months. Those are among Perth's driest months, with about 20 mm of rain a month against 130 mm in July.
Only Perth, in our data
Perth is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Western Limestone Ctenotus sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Western Limestone Ctenotus is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Perth (32 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
