Ctenophorus butlerorum

Species of lizard

Ctenophorus butlerorum

Conservation status

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]

Scientific classification
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Chordata
Class:  | Reptilia
Order:  | Squamata
Suborder:  | Iguania
Family:  | Agamidae
Genus:  | Ctenophorus
Species:  |

C. butlerorum

Binomial name
Ctenophorus butlerorum

(Storr, 1977)[2]

Distribution of Ctenophorus butlerorum
Synonyms[2][3]

* Amphibolurus parviceps butleri
Storr, 1977
* Tympanocryptis parviceps butleri
— Cogger, 2000
* Tympanocryptis butleri
— Greer, 2006
* Rankina butleri
— Melville, Shoo & Doughty, 2008
* Ctenophorus butleri
— Wilson & Swan, 2010
* Ctenophorus butlerorum
— Title, 2018
* Ctenophorus butlerorum
— Ellis, 2019

Ctenophorus butlerorum, also known commonly as Butler's dragon,[1] the Shark Bay heath dragon[2][4] and the Edel heath dragon,[3] is a species of lizard in the family Agamidae. The species is endemic to Australia.

## Etymology[edit]

The specific name, butlerorum (Latin, genitive plural), is in honor of Australian naturalist William Henry "Harry" Butler and his wife Margaret Butler.[3][5]

## Habitat and geographic range[edit]

C. butlerorum is found in dunes and sandplains of the mid-west coast of Western Australia between Shark Bay and Kalbarri.[4]

## Reproduction[edit]

The mode of reproduction of C. butlerorum is unknown.[3]

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b Melville, J.; Wilson, S.; Ford, S.; Macdonald, S.M (2017). "Ctenophorus butlerorum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T83410072A83453668. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T83410072A83453668.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
2. ^ a b c "Ctenophorus butleri (Storr, 1977)". Atlas of Living Australia. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
3. ^ a b c d "Ctenophorus butlerorum (Storr, 1977)". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
4. ^ a b Wilson, Steve; Swan, Gerry (2013). A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia, Fourth Edition. Sydney, New South Wales: New Holland Publishers. 522 pp. ISBN 978-1921517280
5. ^ 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. (Tympanocryptis 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.
* Storr GM (1977). "The Amphibolurus adelaidensis species group (Lacertilia, Agamidae) in Western Australia". Records of the Western Australian Museum 5 (1): 73–81. (Amphibolurus parviceps butleri, new subspecies, pp. 75–77, Figure 1).

Taxon identifiers|

* Wikidata: Q11847899
* Wikispecies: Ctenophorus butlerorum
* AFD: Ctenophorus_butlerorum
* CoL: 882ZR
* ITIS: 1056933
* IUCN: 83410072
* NCBI: 564351
* RD: butlerorum

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