Notoscincus butleri, also known commonly as Butler's snake-eyed skink, the lined soil-crevice skink, and the lined soil-crevis skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Australia.
| Notoscincus butleri | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Notoscincus |
| Species: | N. butleri
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| Binomial name | |
| Notoscincus butleri Storr, 1979
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Etymology edit
The specific name, butleri, is in honor of Australian naturalist William Henry "Harry" Butler.[2]
Geographic range edit
N. butleri is found in the Pilbara region[1] in the Australian state of Western Australia.[3]
Habitat edit
The preferred natural habitat of N. butleri is stony grassland.[1]
Reproduction edit
References edit
- ^ a b c Teale, R.; Doughty, P.; Ellis, R.; Catt, G.; Wilson, S. (2017). "Notoscincus butleri ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T109480767A109480777. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T109480767A109480777.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ 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. (Notoscincus butleri, p. 44).
- ^ a b Notoscincus butleri at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 16 December 2021.
Further reading edit
- Cogger HG (2014). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,033 pp. ISBN 978-0643100350.
- Storr GM (1979). "Five new lizards from Western Australia". Records of the Western Australian Museum 8 (1): 134–142. (Notoscincus butleri, new species, pp. 140–142, Figure 4).
- Wilson S, Swan G (2013). A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia, Fourth Edition. Sydney: New Holland Publishers. 522 pp. ISBN 978-1921517280.
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