Eremiascincus butlerorum
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]
| Eremiascincus butlerorum | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Eremiascincus |
| Species: | E. butlerorum |
| Binomial name | |
| Eremiascincus butlerorum (Aplin, How & Boeadi, 1993) | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
Etymology
The specific name, butlerorum (Latin, genitive plural), is in honor of Australian naturalist William Henry "Harry" Butler and his wife Margaret Butler.[3]
References
- Stubbs A, Reilly S, Shea G (2021). "Eremiascincus butlerorum ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T104759151A104853635.en. Accessed on 17 December 2021.
- Eremiascincus butlerorum at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 March 2015.
- 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. (Glaphyromorphus butlerorum, p. 44).
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