Menetia concinna SADLIER, 1984

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Higher Taxa	Scincidae, Eugongylinae (Eugongylini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies
Common Names	E: Jabiluka Dwarf Skink
Synonym	Menetia concinna SADLIER 1984: 46 Menetia concinna — COGGER 2000: 542 Menetia concinna — WILSON & SWAN 2010: 316 Menetia cocinna —COUPER & HOSKIN 2014: 598 (in error)
Distribution	Australia (Northern Territory) Type locality: Jabiluka project area, 12°33'S 132°55'E, NT
Reproduction	oviparous
Types	Holotype: AMS (AM) R88583 PARATYPES AM R88584–87Jabiluka project area,12°33'S132°55'E,NT (R. Sadlier, 8.viii.1979); R88696 Jabiluka project area, 12°28'S 132°52'E, NT (R. Sadlier, 20.viii.1979); R88746 Jabiluka project area, 12°28'S 132°52'E, NT (R. Sadlier, 21.viii.1979); R88814 Jabiluka project area, 12°28'S 132°52'E, NT (R. Sadlier, 22.viii.1979); R88896, R88989 Jabiluka project area, 12°31'S 132°57'E, NT (R. Sadlier, 18.ix.1979).
Diagnosis	Diagnosis: M. concinna can be distinguished from all other members of the genus by the following combination of characters: second supraciliary contacting the prefrontal, preventing contact between first supraciliary and first supraocular; anterior subocular present; ear opening present; midbody scale rows 20; bold dark upper lateral zone well defined from lighter dorsal surface and prominent pale midlateral stripe present anteriorly at least to level of forelimb. (Sadlier 1984) 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 2391 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details.
Comment	Size: One of the smallest skinks known.
Etymology	Named after Latin concinna meaning skillfully joined, neatly arranged; probably referring to the relatively smooth shell (Seidel & Ernst 2017).
References	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 Greer, Allen E. 2001. Distribution of maximum snout-vent length among species of Scincid lizards. Journal of Herpetology 35 (3): 383-395 - 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 Sadlier R A 1984. A new Australian scincid lizard, Menetia concinna, from the Alligator Rivers region, Northern Territory. Rec. Austral. Mus. 36 (2): 45-49 - 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/concinna Google images

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