| Eremiascincus butlerorum | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Eremiascincus |
| Species: | E. butlerorum |
| Binomial name | |
| Eremiascincus butlerorum | |
| Synonyms [2] | |
Eremiascincus butlerorum is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to the island of Sumba in Indonesia. [2]
The specific name, butlerorum (Latin, genitive plural), is in honor of Australian naturalist William Henry "Harry" Butler and his wife Margaret Butler. [3]
The preferred natural habitat of E. butlerorum is forest, but the species has also been found in gardens. [1]
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Eremiascincus is a genus of skinks, lizards in the family Scincidae. The genus is endemic to Australia, Indonesia, and East Timor.
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King's skink is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Australia.
Lygosominae is the largest subfamily of skinks in the family Scincidae. The subfamily can be divided into a number of genus groups. If the rarely used taxonomic rank of infrafamily is employed, the genus groups would be designated as such, but such a move would require a formal description according to the ICZN standards.
The Satinay sand skink or Fraser Island sand skink is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae.
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Cryptoblepharus tytthos, also known commonly as the pygmy snake-eyed skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to the Australian state of Western Australia.
Battersby's emo skink is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is native to Oceania and Southeast Asia.
Morethia storri, also known commonly as the top end firetail skink or Storr's morethia, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Australia.
Pseudemoia baudini, also known commonly as Baudin's skink, Baudin's window-eyed skink, and the Bight Coast skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Australia.
Ctenotus burbidgei, also known commonly as the plain-backed Kimberley ctenotus, is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is native to Western Australia.
Eremiascincus antoniorum is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Timor in Indonesia.
Eremiascincus brongersmai, also known commonly as Brongersma's tree skink and the brown-sided bar-lipped skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to the state of Western Australia.
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The black-tailed bar-lipped skink is a species of skink found in Northern Territory and Queensland in Australia, Papua New Guinea and Indonesia.
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