Morethia butleri
The woodland Morethia skink (Morethia butleri) is a species of skink found in South Australia and Western Australia.[2]
| Morethia butleri | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Morethia |
| Species: | M. butleri |
| Binomial name | |
| Morethia butleri (Storr, 1963) | |
Etymology
The specific name, butleri is in honor of naturalist William Henry "Harry" Butler.[3]
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References
- Cowan, M., Ford, S., Gaikhorst, G. & How, R. 2017. Morethia butleri. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T109480344A109480353. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T109480344A109480353.en. Downloaded on 17 March 2020.
- Morethia butleri at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 September 2019.
- 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. (Morethia butleri, p. 44; Morethia storri, p. 256).
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