| Notoscincus butleri | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Notoscincus |
| Species: | N. butleri |
| Binomial name | |
| Notoscincus butleri Storr, 1979 | |
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.
Etymology
The specific name, butleri, is in honor of Australian naturalist William Henry "Harry" Butler.
Geographic range
N. butleri is found in the Pilbara region in the Australian state of Western Australia.
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of N. butleri is stony grassland.
Reproduction
N. butleri is oviparous.
References
- ^ 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).
- ^ Notoscincus butleri at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 16 December 2021.
Further reading
- 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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