Biology:Delma butleri
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Pygopodidae |
| Genus: | Delma |
| Species: | D. butleri
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| Binomial name | |
| Delma butleri Storr, 1987
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Delma haroldi Storr, 1987 | |
Delma butleri, also known commonly as Butler's legless lizard, Butler's scalyfoot, the spinifex snake-lizard, and the unbanded delma, is a species of lizard in the family Pygopodidae. The species is endemic to Australia .[1]
Etymology
The specific name, butleri, is in honor of Australian naturalist William Henry "Harry" Butler.[2]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of D. butleri is grassland.[3] Populations of butleri are broadly separated by the hyperarid center of Australia across the Simpson Strzelecki Dunefields, Stony Plains, Great Victoria Desert, Finke, MacDonnell Ranges, and Nullarbor bioregions- most likely due to recent (<10 Mya) aridification.[4]
Description
Limbless and small for its genus, D. butleri may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 9 cm (3.5 in), with a tail length of three times SVL.[5]
Reproduction
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Delma butleri at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
- ↑ 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. (Delma butleri, p. 44).
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namediucn status 18 November 2021 - ↑ Brennan, Ian G. (May 2014). Interspecific and intraspecific relationships, and biogeography of flap-footed geckos, Delma Gray 1831 (Squamata: Pygopodidae) (Thesis). ProQuest 1614169430.
- ↑ Storr GM (1987). "Three new legless lizards (Pygopodidae) from Western Australia". Records of the Western Australian Museum 13 (4): 345–355. https://museum.wa.gov.au/sites/default/files/THREE%20NEW%20LEGLESS%20LIZARDS%20(PYGOPODIDAE)%20FROM%20WESTERN%20AUSTRALIA.pdf.
Further reading
- Cogger HG (2014). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,033 pp. ISBN 978-0643100350.
- Wilson S, Swan G (2013). A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia, Fourth Edition. Sydney: New Holland Publishers. 522 pp. ISBN 978-1921517280.
Wikidata ☰ Q5258051 entry
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