Ctenophorus butlerorum, also known commonly as Butler's dragon, the Shark Bay heath dragonWilson, Steve; Swan, Gerry (2013). A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia, Fourth Edition. Sydney, New South Wales: New Holland Publishers. 522 pp. and the Edel heath dragon, is a species of lizard in the family Agamidae. The species is endemic to Australia.
Etymology The specific name, butlerorum (Latin, genitive plural), is in honor of Australian naturalist William Henry "Harry" Butler and his wife Margaret Butler.Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (Tympanocryptis butleri, p. 44).
Habitat and geographic range C. butlerorum is found in dunes and sandplains of the mid-west coast of Western Australia between Shark Bay and Kalbarri.
Reproduction The mode of reproduction of C. butlerorum is unknown.
References
Further reading Cogger HG (2014). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,033 pp. . Storr GM (1977). "The Amphibolurus adelaidensis species group (Lacertilia, Agamidae) in Western Australia". Records of the Western Australian Museum 5 (1): 73–81. (Amphibolurus parviceps butleri, new subspecies, pp. 75–77, Figure 1).