AROD > Reptiles / Squamata / Scincidae / Menetia
Dwarf skinks
Menetia
- Gray, 1845
Pronunciation: | men-ETT-ee-ah | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Etymology: | Probably meaningless.1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic notes: |
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Notes: | Distinguished from Pygmaeascincus in having the interparietal scale separate from the frontoparietal scales (versus fused in Pygmaeascincus).2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Statistics: |
Reproductive modes:
Oviparous - 5 out of 5 Australian species Size range: Smallest Australian species: Top End dwarf skink (Menetia alanae) at 2.5 cm Longest Australian species: common dwarf skink (Menetia greyii) at 3.8 cm |
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Number of Australian species: | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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- Ehmann, Harald (1992). Encyclopedia of Australian animals: Reptiles. Angus and Robertson. 495 pp - search web for this book
- Couper, Patrick J & Hoskin, Conrad J (2014). A new genus to accommodate three skinks currently assigned to Menetia (Lacertilia: Scincidae). Zootaxa, 3884(6):597-599.