Pygmaeascincus koshlandae (GREER, 1991)

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Higher Taxa	Scincidae, Eugongylinae (Eugongylini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies
Common Names	E: Fine-browed Dwarf Skink
Synonym	Menetia koshlandae GREER 1991 Menetia koshlandae — COGGER 2000: 764 Menetia koshlandae — WILSON & SWAN 2010: 318 Menetia koshlandae — COGGER 2014: 656 Pygmaeascincus koshlandae —COUPER & HOSKIN 2014
Distribution	Australia (Queensland) Type locality: 10 km N of Palmer River via Cairns-Cooktown road, Queensland (16°02’S, 144°48’E)
Reproduction	oviparous
Types	Holotype: QM J50554 (formerly AM R 56660)
Diagnosis	Diagnosis: Differs from all other Menetia as diagnosed above in the following combination of characters: frontoparietals and interparietals fused; pretemporals two, and upper palpebrals (sensu Taylor, 1935:71) small. (Greer 1991) Unfortunately we had to temporarily remove additional information as this was scraped by multiple AI companies who sell that data. However, these details, e.g. detailed descriptions (about between half a page and a page) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us if you need any of this material.
Comment
Etymology	Named after Phyllis A. Koshland for her contributions to Australian herpetology through collecting and illustrating.
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 A E 1991. Two new species of Menetia from northeastern Queensland, with comments on the generic diagnoses of Lygisaurus and Menetia. Journal of Herpetology 25 (3): 268-272 - 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/koshlandae Google images

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