Morethia butleri
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Morethia |
| Species: | M. butleri
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| Binomial name | |
| Morethia butleri (Storr, 1963)
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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
[edit]The specific name, butleri is in honor of Australian naturalist William Henry "Harry" Butler.[3]
Geographic range
[edit]M. butleri is found in the Australian states of South Australia and Western Australia.[2]
Habitat
[edit]The preferred natural habitat of M. butleri is shrubland.[1]
Reproduction
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b 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.
- ^ a b c Morethia butleri at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 September 2019.
- ^ 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
[edit]- 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.