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Species of lizard

Morethia butleri
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Morethia
Species: M. butleri
Binomial name
Morethia butleri
(Storr, 1963)
Synonyms
  • Ablepharus butleri
    Storr, 1963
  • Morethia butleri
    — Greer, 1974

Morethia butleri, also known commonly as Butler's Morethia and the woodland Morethia skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Australia.

Etymology

The specific name, butleri is in honor of Australian naturalist William Henry "Harry" Butler.

Geographic range

M. butleri is found in the Australian states of South Australia and Western Australia.

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of M. butleri is shrubland.

Reproduction

M. butleri is oviparous.

References

  1. ^ Cowan, M.; Ford, S.; Gaikhorst, G.; How, R. (2017). "Morethia butleri ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T109480344A109480353. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T109480344A109480353.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. ^ Morethia butleri at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 September 2019.
  3. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Morethia butleri, p. 44).

Further reading

  • Cogger HG (2014). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,033 pp. ISBN 978-0643100350.
  • Greer AE (1974). "The generic relationships of the scincid lizard genus Leiolopisma and its relatives". Australian Journal of Zoology, Supplementary Series (31): 1–67. (Morethia butleri, new combination, p. 21).
  • Storr GM (1963). "Ablepharus butleri. A new scincid lizard from Australia". Australian Naturalist 9: 46–47.
  • Wilson, Steve; Swan, Gerry (2013). A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia, Fourth Edition. Sydney: New Holland Publishers. 522 pp. ISBN 978-1921517280.


Taxon identifiers
Morethia butleri


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