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
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Notoscincus
Species:
N. butleri
Binomial name
Notoscincus butleri
Storr, 1979

Etymology

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The specific name, butleri, is in honor of Australian naturalist William Henry "Harry" Butler.[2]

Geographic range

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N. butleri is found in the Pilbara region[1] in the Australian state of Western Australia.[3]

Habitat

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The preferred natural habitat of N. butleri is stony grassland.[1]

Reproduction

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N. butleri is oviparous.[3]

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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).
  3. ^ a b Notoscincus butleri at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 16 December 2021.

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 (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.