Arthur Lennox Butler

Arthur Lennox Butler (22 February 1873 – 29 December 1939) was a British naturalist. Born in Karachi, he became a curator of a natural history museum in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. He later became the superintendent of a game preserve in Sudan before returning to England. He is commemorated in the scientific names of four species of reptile, a bird, and an amphibian.

Early life and education Butler was born on 22 February 1873 and his mother was Clara Francis Butler. Butler attended Fauconberg School in Beccles. In 1891 at the age of eighteen, Butler traveled to Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) to become a tea-planter, which he abandoned to become a scientific collector.

Legacy and honors The scientific name of the Nicobar sparrowhawk (Accipiter butleri) commemorates Butler, and an amphibian (Microhyla butleri). Gehyra butleri is now included as a synonym of Gehyra mutilata by some. In 1915, he was awarded the Order of the Nile.