Menetia alanae RANKIN, 1979

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Higher Taxa	Scincidae, Eugongylinae (Eugongylini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies
Common Names	E: Top End Dwarf Skink
Synonym	Menetia alanae RANKIN 1979: 492 Menetia alanae — COGGER 2000: 542 Menetia alanae — WILSON & SWAN 2010: 316
Distribution	Australia (Northern Territory) Type locality: immediately SE of Mt. Carr, Adelaide River township, 13° 15’ S, 131° 06’ E, N. T.
Reproduction	oviparous
Types	Holotype: AMS (AM) R52064
Diagnosis	DIAGNOSIS: Second supraciliary contacts prefrontal; two presuboculars on each side. Most similar to M. greyii from which it is readily distinguished by total lack of pale midlateral stripe and much shorter-tail (123-134% of SVL versus-175-178%-of SVL. (Rankin 1979) Unfortunately we had to temporarily remove additional information as this was scraped by multiple AI companies who sell that data to their customers. These details, e.g. detailed descriptions or comparisons (about 1863 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details.
Comment
Etymology	Named after Ms. Alana Young from the Department of Herpetology, Australian Museum.
References	Beolens, Bo; Michael Watkins, and Michael Grayson 2011. The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, USA - get paper here Cogger, H. G. 2014. Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, 7th ed. CSIRO Publishing, xxx + 1033 pp. - get paper here Cogger, H.G. 2000. Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, 6th ed. Ralph Curtis Publishing, Sanibel Island, 808 pp. Couper, P., Covacevich, J., Amey, A. & Baker, A. 2006. The genera of skinks (Family Scincidae) of Australia and its island territories: diversity, distribution and identification. in: Merrick, J.R., Archer, M., Hickey, G.M. & Lee, M.S.Y. (eds.). Evolution and Zoogeography of Australasian Vertebrates. Australian Scientific Publishing, Sydney, pp. 367-384 COUPER, PATRICK J.; CONRAD J. HOSKIN 2014. A new genus to accommodate three skinks currently assigned to Menetia (Lacertilia: Scincidae). Zootaxa 3884 (6): 597–599 - get paper here Jolly, C., Schembri, B., & Macdonald, S. 2023. Field Guide to the Reptiles of the Northern Territory. CSIRO Publishing, Melbourne - get paper here Rankin P R 1979. A taxonomic revision of the genus Menetia (Lacertilia, Scincidae) in the Northern Territory. Rec. Austral. Mus. 32 (14): 491-499 - get paper here Wilson, S. & Swan, G. 2010. A complete guide to reptiles of Australia, 3rd ed. Chatswood: New Holland, 558 pp.
External links	IUCN Red List National Center for Biotechnology Information http://www.arod.com.au/arod/reptilia/Squamata/Scincidae/Menetia/alanae Google images

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