Morethia butleri

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.

Morethia butleri
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[2]
  • Ablepharus butleri
    Storr, 1963
  • Morethia butleri
    — Greer, 1974

Etymology

The specific name, butleri is in honor of Australian naturalist William Henry "Harry" Butler.[3]

Geographic range

M. butleri is found in the Australian states of South Australia and Western Australia.[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of M. butleri is shrubland.[1]

Reproduction

M. butleri is oviparous.[2]

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.



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