Delma butleri
Species of lizard
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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]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Gekkota |
| Family: | Pygopodidae |
| Genus: | Delma |
| Species: | D. butleri |
| Binomial name | |
| Delma butleri Storr, 1987 | |
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Delma haroldi Storr, 1987 | |
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]
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