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Menetia
''Menetia'' is a genus of skinks, lizards in the family Scincidae. The member species of the genus ''Menetia'' are endemic to Australia. They are ground-dwellers and live in open forests and open grasslands. Species The following six species are recognized as being valid.. www.reptile-database.org. *'' Menetia alanae'' – Alana's menetia,Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). ''The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles''. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (''Menetia alanae'', p. 3; ''M. greyii'', p. 108; ''M. maini'', p. 166). Top End dwarf skink *'' Menetia amaura'' – common dwarf skink *'' Menetia concinna'' – Jabiluka dwarf skink *''Menetia greyii ''Menetia greyii'', commonly known as the common dwarf skink or Grey's skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to mainland Australia and Indonesia. Etymology The specific name, ''greyii'', is in honour of ...'' – common dwarf skink, Grey's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Menetia Greyii
''Menetia greyii'', commonly known as the common dwarf skink or Grey's skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to mainland Australia and Indonesia. Etymology The specific name, ''greyii'', is in honour of explorer George Grey, who became Governor of South Australia and later Governor of New Zealand. George Grey was born on the 14th of April 1812 in Portuguese city, Lisbon. He was inspired by Charles Sturt's discoveries in Australia and in 1836 he left to attempt to establish a settlement in Australia's north-west. He was knighted in 1848. After many accomplishments in Australia, New Zealand and South Africa, Sir George Grey returned to London in 1894 and died in 1898. Geographic range One of Australia's most widespread and abundant lizards. The common dwarf skink is found across Australia. It is found west of the Great Dividing Range. It is not recorded to occur in north-east Northern Territory, Cape York Peninsula, southern Victoria or T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Menetia Alanae
''Menetia alanae'', also known commonly as Alana's menetia and the Top End dwarf skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Australia. Etymology The specific name, ''alanae'' (genitive, feminine) is in honor of Australian herpetologist Alana Young. Geographic range ''M. alanae'' is found in Northern Territory in Australia. Habitat The preferred natural habitats of ''M. alanae'' are forest and savanna. Description ''M. alanae'' is a small, long-tailed skink. It may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of . The tail is 1.3 times SVL. Rankin (1979). Reproduction ''M. alanae'' is oviparous. References Further reading * Cogger HG (2014). ''Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition''. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,033 pp. . * Rankin PR (1979). "A taxonomic revision of the genus ''Menetia'' (Lacertilia, Scincidae) in the Northern Territory". ''Records of the Australian Museum'' 32 (14): 491–499. (''M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Menetia Concinna
The Jabiluka dwarf skink (''Menetia concinna'') is a species of skink found in Northern Territory The Northern Territory (commonly abbreviated as NT; formally the Northern Territory of Australia) is an states and territories of Australia, Australian territory in the central and central northern regions of Australia. The Northern Territory ... in Australia. References Menetia Reptiles described in 1984 Skinks of Australia Endemic fauna of Australia Taxa named by Ross Allen Sadlier {{Skink-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Menetia Amaura
The common dwarf skink (''Menetia amaura'') is a species of skink found in Western Australia Western Australia (commonly abbreviated as WA) is a state of Australia occupying the western percent of the land area of Australia excluding external territories. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to th .... References Menetia Reptiles described in 1978 Skinks of Australia Endemic fauna of Australia Taxa named by Glen Milton Storr {{Skink-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Menetia Surda
The western dwarf skink (''Menetia surda'') is a species of skink found in Western Australia Western Australia (commonly abbreviated as WA) is a state of Australia occupying the western percent of the land area of Australia excluding external territories. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to th .... References Menetia Reptiles described in 1976 Skinks of Australia Endemic fauna of Australia Taxa named by Glen Milton Storr {{Skink-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Menetia Maini
The northern dwarf skink (''Menetia maini'') is a species of skink found in Northern Territory, Queensland, and Western Australia in Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma .... References Menetia Reptiles described in 1976 Skinks of Australia Endemic fauna of Australia Taxa named by Glen Milton Storr {{Skink-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skink
Skinks are lizards belonging to the family Scincidae, a family in the infraorder Scincomorpha. With more than 1,500 described species across 100 different taxonomic genera, the family Scincidae is one of the most diverse families of lizards. Skinks are characterized by their smaller legs in comparison to typical lizards and are found in different habitats except arctic and subarctic regions. Description Skinks look like lizards of the family Lacertidae (sometimes called ''true lizards''), but most species of skinks have no pronounced neck and relatively small legs. Several genera (e.g., '' Typhlosaurus'') have no limbs at all. This is not true for all skinks, however, as some species such as the red-eyed crocodile skink have a head that is very distinguished from the body. These lizards also have legs that are relatively small proportional to their body size. Skinks' skulls are covered by substantial bony scales, usually matching up in shape and size, while overlapping. Other ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bert Main
Albert Russell Main CBE FAA FANZAAS (6 March 1919 – 3 December 2009) was an Australian zoologist. Born in Perth, Western Australia, he studied zoology at The University of Western Australia. He served in the Australian Imperial Force and the Royal Australian Air Force during World War II, but later returned to zoology, qualifying as a Doctor of Philosophy in 1956, and becoming a Professor of Zoology in 1967. He received many honours for his contribution to zoology including the Mueller Medal, the Gold Medal of the Australian Ecological Society, a CBE, the Centenary Medal, and a Royal Society of Western Australia Medal. He was elected a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science in 1969. He was married to arachnologist Barbara York Main Barbara Anne York Main (27 January 1929 – 14 May 2019) Ann Jones (2019"Barbara York Main, Australia's spider woman and Wheatbelt advocate, author and poet dies"''Off Track'', Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Published May 23, 2019. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Grey
Sir George Grey, KCB (14 April 1812 – 19 September 1898) was a British soldier, explorer, colonial administrator and writer. He served in a succession of governing positions: Governor of South Australia, twice Governor of New Zealand, Governor of Cape Colony, and the 11th premier of New Zealand. He played a key role in the colonisation of New Zealand, and both the purchase and annexation of Māori land. Grey was born in Lisbon, Portugal, just a few days after his father, Lieutenant-Colonel George Grey was killed at the Battle of Badajoz in Spain. He was educated in England. After military service (1829–37) and two explorations in Western Australia (1837–39), Grey became Governor of South Australia in 1841. He oversaw the colony during a difficult formative period. Despite being less hands-on than his predecessor George Gawler, his fiscally responsible measures ensured the colony was in good shape by the time he departed for New Zealand in 1845.G. H. Pitt, "The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harold Cogger
Harold George "Hal" Cogger (born 4 May 1935) is an Australian herpetologist. He was curator of reptiles and amphibians at the Australian Museum from 1960 to 1975, and Deputy Director of the museum from 1976 to 1995. He has written extensively on Australian herpetology, and was the first author to create a field guide for all Australian frogs and reptiles. Cogger was made an honorary Doctor of Science in 1997. At least eight reptile taxa have been named after Cogger, including one genus, six species, and one subspecies: '' Coggeria'', ''Ctenotus coggeri'', ''Emoia coggeri'', ''Geomyersia coggeri'', ''Hydrophis coggeri'', ''Lampropholis coggeri'', ''Oedura coggeri ''Oedura coggeri'', commonly known as the northern spotted velvet gecko, is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Diplodactylidae. The species is endemic to Queensland, Australia. Etymology The specific name, ''coggeri'', is in honor of Au ...'', and '' Diporiphora nobbi coggeri''. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
