Species of lizard
Delma butleri 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] 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
D. butleri is oviparous .[ 2]
References
^ a b Shea, G. ; Ellis, R. ; Wilson, S. (2017). "Delma butleri " . IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017 : e.T102830450A102830477. doi :10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T102830450A102830477.en . Retrieved 18 November 2021 .^ a b Delma butleri 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).^ 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" (PDF) . Records of the Western Australian Museum . 13 (4): 345– 355.
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 .
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