Species Menetia maini Storr, 1976
Northern Dwarf Skink
- Menetia maini Storr, G.M. 1976. The genus Menetia (Lacertilia: Scincidae) in Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum 4: 189-200 [198, fig. 1].
Type data:
Holotype WAM R18464, 23 km SSE of Derby, WA [17°29'S 123°43'E]. - Menetia zynja Ingram, G.J. 1977. Three species of small lizards, two of them new. Victorian Naturalist 94: 184-187 [186].
Type data:
Holotype QM J24454, Mt Unbunmaroo, 90 km NW of Boulia, W QLD [22°32'S 140°18'E].
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Cogger, H.G., in Cogger, H.G., Cameron, E.E. & Cogger, H.M. 1983. Amphibia and Reptilia. 313 pp. in Walton, D.W. (ed.). Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Canberra : Australian Government Publishing Service Vol. 1 vi + 313 pp. [179]
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
NT, Qld, WA: Arnhem Coast (ARC), Arnhem Plateau (ARP), Central Arnhem (CA), Central Kimberley (CK), Daly Basin (DAB), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Dampierland (DL), Gulf Fall and Uplands (GFU), Gulf Coastal (GUC), Mount Isa Inlier (MII), Northern Kimberley (NK), Ord Victoria Plain (OVP), Pine Creek (PCK), Sturt Plateau (STU), Tiwi Cobourg (TIW), Victoria Bonaparte (VB)
Ecological Descriptors
Diurnal, hummock grassland, low open woodland, low woodland, oviparous, terrestrial, woodland.
General References
Rankin, P.R. 1979. A taxonomic revision of the genus Menetia (Lacertilia: Scincidae) in the Northern Territory. Records of the Australian Museum 32: 491-499 (taxonomy)
Common Name References
Clayton, M., Wombey, J.C., Mason, I.J., Chesser, R.T. & Wells, A. 2006. CSIRO List of Australian Vertebrates: A Reference with Conservation Status. Melbourne : CSIRO Publishing iv 162 pp. [35] (Northern Dwarf Skink)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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| 07-Feb-2024 | 16-Dec-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 08-Mar-2011 | 08-Mar-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |