Menetia maini STORR, 1976
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Menetia maini
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| Higher Taxa | Scincidae, Eugongylinae (Eugongylini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | E: Northern Dwarf Skink |
| Synonym | Menetia maini STORR 1976: 198 Menetia zynja INGRAM 1977: 186 (fide RANKIN 1979) Menetia maini — COGGER 1983: 179 Menetia maini — COGGER 2000: 544 Menetia maini — WILSON & SWAN 2010: 318 |
| Distribution | Australia (Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia) Type locality: 23 km SSE of Derby, 17° 29’ S; 123° 43’ E, W. A. |
| Reproduction | oviparous |
| Types | Holotype: WAM R18464 Holotype: QM J24454, from Mt. Unbunmaroo, 90 km NW of Boulia, 22° 32’ S, 140°18’ E, W Qld. [zynja] |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: “ First (and only) supraocular much more than twice as long as wide, and in contact with first supraciliary (see Fig. 1). Uppermost circumocular granule not enlarged. Ear aperture small. No indication of lateral stripes.” (Storr 1976: 199) Description: “ Snout-vent length (mm): 19-28 (N 17, mean 24.3). Tail up to 1.55 times as long as snout to vent. Nasals widely separated. Prefrontals usually narrowly separated, occasion- ally in very short contact. Nuchals usually 1, occasionally 2, rarely O. Supraciliaries 2, second not in contact with prefrontal. Upper labials 6. Midbody scale rows 22-26 (N 12, mean 23.7). Lamellae under fourth toe 16-21 (N 15, mean 18.1), smooth. Upper surfaces brown, dorsal scales sometimes with an indistinct dark median streak. Laterally brown, indistinctly flecked with dark brown and and occasionally with brownish white. Ventral surfaces generally pale, but scales (especially of throat and under tail) often edged with greyish brown.” (Storr 1976: 199) |
| Comment | Synonymy after COGGER 1983. One of the smallest skinks known. |
| Etymology | Named after Dr. Albert "Bert" Russell Main (1919-2010), a well-known Australian ecologist, who was married to arachnologist Barbara York Main. |
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