Ctenophorus butlerorum

Ctenophorus butlerorum, also known commonly as Butler's dragon,[1] the Shark Bay heath dragon[2][4] and the Edel heath dragon,[3] is a species of lizard in the family Agamidae. The species is endemic to Australia.

Ctenophorus butlerorum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Agamidae
Genus: Ctenophorus
Species:
C. butlerorum
Binomial name
Ctenophorus butlerorum
(Storr, 1977)[2]
Distribution of Ctenophorus butlerorum
Synonyms[2][3]
  • Amphibolurus parviceps butleri
    Storr, 1977
  • Tympanocryptis parviceps butleri
    Cogger, 2000
  • Tympanocryptis butleri
    Greer, 2006
  • Rankina butleri
    Melville, Shoo & Doughty, 2008
  • Ctenophorus butleri
    Wilson & Swan, 2010
  • Ctenophorus butlerorum
    Title, 2018
  • Ctenophorus butlerorum
    Ellis, 2019

Etymology

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The specific name, butlerorum (Latin, genitive plural), is in honor of Australian naturalist William Henry "Harry" Butler and his wife Margaret Butler.[3][5]

Habitat and geographic range

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C. butlerorum is found in dunes and sandplains of the mid-west coast of Western Australia between Shark Bay and Kalbarri.[4]

Reproduction

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The mode of reproduction of C. butlerorum is unknown.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b Melville, J.; Wilson, S.; Ford, S.; Macdonald, S.M (2017). "Ctenophorus butlerorum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T83410072A83453668. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T83410072A83453668.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "Ctenophorus butleri (Storr, 1977)". Atlas of Living Australia. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  3. ^ a b c d "Ctenophorus butlerorum (Storr, 1977)". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  4. ^ a b Wilson, Steve; Swan, Gerry (2013). A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia, Fourth Edition. Sydney, New South Wales: New Holland Publishers. 522 pp. ISBN 978-1921517280
  5. ^ 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. (Tympanocryptis butleri, p. 44).

Further reading

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  • Cogger HG (2014). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,033 pp. ISBN 978-0643100350.
  • Storr GM (1977). "The Amphibolurus adelaidensis species group (Lacertilia, Agamidae) in Western Australia". Records of the Western Australian Museum 5 (1): 73–81. (Amphibolurus parviceps butleri, new subspecies, pp. 75–77, Figure 1).