NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Edel Heath Dragon
Ctenophorus butlerorum (Storr, 1977)
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Ctenophorus butlerorum, also known commonly as Butler's dragon, the Shark Bay heath dragon and the Edel heath dragon, is a species of lizard in the family Agamidae. The species is endemic to Australia.
Wikipedia contributors, Ctenophorus butlerorum; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T08:10:28.021938+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Ctenophorus butlerorum (Storr, 1977)
- Name authority
- (Storr, 1977)
- Common name
- Edel Heath Dragon
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Agamidae
- Genus
- Ctenophorus
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classReptilia Laurenti, 1768
- orderSquamata Oppel, 1811
- suborderIguania
- familyAgamidae
- subfamilyAmphibolurinae
- genusCtenophorus
- speciesCtenophorus butlerorum (Storr, 1977)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Ctenophorus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Western Heath DragonCtenophorus adelaidensis (Gray, 1841) | AgamidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Ring-tailed Bicycle-dragonCtenophorus caudicinctus (Günther, 1875) | AgamidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Black-shouldered Ground-dragonCtenophorus clayi (Storr, 1967) | AgamidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Crested Bicycle-dragonCtenophorus cristatus (Gray, 1841) | AgamidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Mallee DragonCtenophorus fordi (Storr, 1965) | AgamidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Military DragonCtenophorus isolepis (Fischer, 1881) | AgamidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Lozenge-Marked DragonCtenophorus scutulatus (Stirling & Zietz, 1893) | AgamidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Ctenophorus tjantjalka Johnston, 1992 | AgamidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Yinnietharra Crevice-dragonCtenophorus yinnietharra (Storr, 1981) | AgamidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Rusty Crevice-dragonCtenophorus rufescens (Stirling & Zietz, 1893) | AgamidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Saltpan Ground-dragonCtenophorus salinarum (Storr, 1966) | AgamidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Western Netted DragonCtenophorus reticulatus (Gray, 1845) | AgamidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Amphibolurus parviceps butleri Storr, 1977 Storr, 1977 | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Ctenophorus&species=butlerorum Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:326DS. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.