Английская Википедия:Delma butleri

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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.[1]

Etymology

The specific name, butleri, is in honor of Australian naturalist William Henry "Harry" Butler.[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of D. butleri is grassland.[3] 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 Шаблон:Convert, with a tail length of three times SVL.[5]

Reproduction

D. butleri is oviparous.[1]

References

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Further reading

  • Cogger HG (2014). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,033 pp. Шаблон:ISBN.
  • Wilson S, Swan G (2013). A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia, Fourth Edition. Sydney: New Holland Publishers. 522 pp. Шаблон:ISBN.


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  2. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. Шаблон:ISBN. (Delma butleri, p. 44).
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