Morethia butleri

Morethia butleri
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Scinciformata
Infraorder:	Scincomorpha
Family:	Eugongylidae
Genus:	Morethia
Species:	M. butleri
Binomial name
	Morethia butleri; (Storr, 1963)
Synonyms
	Ablepharus butleri; Storr, 1963; Morethia butleri; — Greer, 1974;

Last updated October 03, 2025

Morethia butleri, also known commonly as Butler's Morethia and the woodland Morethia skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Australia.

Etymology

The specific name, butleri is in honor of Australian naturalist William Henry "Harry" Butler.^[3]

Geographic range

M. butleri is found in the Australian states of South Australia and Western Australia.^[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of M. butleri is shrubland.^[1]

Reproduction

M. butleri is oviparous.^[2]

References

1 2 Cowan, M.; Ford, S.; Gaikhorst, G.; How, R. (2017). "Morethia butleri ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017 e.T109480344A109480353. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T109480344A109480353.en . Retrieved 18 November 2021.
1 2 3 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).

Cogger HG (2014). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,033 pp. ISBN 978-0643100350.
Greer AE (1974). "The generic relationships of the scincid lizard genus Leiolopisma and its relatives". Australian Journal of Zoology, Supplementary Series (31): 1–67. (Morethia butleri, new combination, p. 21).
Storr GM (1963). "Ablepharus butleri. A new scincid lizard from Australia". Australian Naturalist9: 46–47.
Wilson, Steve; Swan, Gerry (2013). A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia, Fourth Edition. Sydney: New Holland Publishers. 522 pp. ISBN 978-1921517280.

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[iucn_status_18_November_2021-1] 1 2 Cowan, M.; Ford, S.; Gaikhorst, G.; How, R. (2017). "Morethia butleri ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017 e.T109480344A109480353. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T109480344A109480353.en . Retrieved 18 November 2021.

[RDB-2] 1 2 3 Morethia butleri at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 September 2019.

[3] 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).

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