''Menetia'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of
skink
Skinks are a type of lizard belonging to the family (biology), family Scincidae, a family in the Taxonomic rank, infraorder Scincomorpha. With more than 1,500 described species across 100 different taxonomic genera, the family Scincidae is one o ...
s
endemic
Endemism is the state of a species being found only in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also foun ...
to
Australia
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. 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
The Top End of Australia's Northern Territory is a geographical region encompassing the northernmost section of the Northern Territory, which aside from the Cape York Peninsula is the northernmost part of the Australian continent. It covers a ...
dwarf skink
*''
Menetia amaura
''Menetia'' is a genus of skinks Endemism, 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 alan ...
'' – common dwarf skink
*''
Menetia concinna'' –
Jabiluka dwarf skink
*''
Menetia greyii'' – common dwarf skink,
Grey's menetia
[
*'']Menetia maini
''Menetia maini'', also known commonly as Main's menetia, Main's dwarf skink, and the northern dwarf skink, is a species of skink in the subfamily Eugongylinae native to northern central Australia.
Etymology
The specific name, ''maini'', is in ...
'' – Main's menetia,[ Main's dwarf skink, northern dwarf skink
*'' Menetia surda'' – western dwarf skink
]
References
Further reading
* Cogger HG (2014). ''Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition''. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,033 pp. .
* Gray JE (1845). ''Catalogue of the Specimens of Lizards in the Collection of the British Museum''. London: Trustees of the British Museum. (Edward Newman, printer). xxviii + 289 pp. (''Menetia'', new genus, p. 65).
* Wilson, Steve; Swan, Gerry (2013). ''A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia, Fourth Edition''. Sydney: New Holland Publishers. 522 pp. .
* 588 pp. (Genus ''Menetia'', p. 408).
Skinks of Australia
Lizard genera
Taxa named by John Edward Gray
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