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Notoscincus is a genus of skinks. They are commonly known as soil-crevice skinks or snake-eyed skinks.
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Geographic range
The lined soil-crevice skink (N. butleri) is found only in arid northwest Western Australia. The ornate soil-crevice skink (N. ornatus) is known to be found from the far north of Western Australia, the Northern Territory, Queensland, to South Australia. The subspecies N. ornatus wotjulum is found in the tropical north coast and hinterland, whereas the subspecies N. ornatus ornatus is generally not. Greer (1989) and Horner (1991) considered the two to be separate species.
Species
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Notoscincus.
Etymology
The specific name, butleri, is in honor of Australian Naturalist William Henry "Harry" Butler.