Delma butleri
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| 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.[2]
Etymology
The specific name, butleri, is in honor of Australian naturalist William Henry "Harry" Butler.[3]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of D. butleri is grassland.[1] 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
- ^ . Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ a b Delma butleri at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
- ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Delma butleri, p. 44).
- ProQuest 1614169430.
- ^ Storr GM (1987). "Three new legless lizards (Pygopodidae) from Western Australia" (PDF). Records of the Western Australian Museum. 13 (4): 345–355.
Further reading
- ISBN 978-0643100350.
- ISBN 978-1921517280.
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