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Genus
Menetia
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Australian Dwarf Skinks
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Australische Zwergskinke
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Australske Dværgskinker
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1845 |  |
Menetia Gray (type species: Menetia greyii Gray 1845) |
Contents:
6 species, all of which are endemic.
Endemism: 0%  100%
Remarks:
Formerly regarded as a synonym of
Ablepharus (e.g., Boulenger 1887; Worrell 1963). Revalidated by Fuhn (1969). Previously included the species now assigned to
Pygmaeascincus.
Distribution:
Australia
(Australian Capital Territory,
New South Wales,
Northern Territory,
Queensland
[incl.
Fraser Island],
South Australia
[incl.
Kangaroo Island],
Victoria,
Western Australia).
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Menetia alanae
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Top End Dwarf Skink, (Alana's Menetia)
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Top-End-Zwergskink
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Top End-dværgskink
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1979 | |
Menetia alanae Rankin |
Distribution:
Australia
(Northern Territory).
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Menetia alanae
© Rune Midtgaard
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Menetia amaura
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Shark Bay Dwarf Skink
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Shark-Bay-Zwergskink
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Shark Bay-dværgskink
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1978 | |
Menetia amaura Storr |
Remarks:
Previously regarded as a synonym of greyii (e.g., Wilson & Swan 2010).
Distribution:
Australia
(Western Australia).
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Menetia concinna
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Jabiluka Dwarf Skink, Neat Menetia
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Jabiluka-Zwergskink
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Jabiluka-dværgskink
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1984 | |
Menetia concinna Sadlier |
Distribution:
Australia
(Northern Territory).
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Menetia greyii
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Common Dwarf Skink, (Grey's Skink)
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Gewöhnlischer Australische Zwergskink
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Almindelig Australsk Dværgskink
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1845 | |
Menetia greyii Gray |
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Ablepharus greyii Boulenger 1887 |
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1985 | |
Menetia microscincus Wells & Wellington (tentative synonymy) |
Remarks:
Previously included amaura.
Distribution:
Australia
(Australian Capital Territory,
New South Wales,
Northern Territory,
Queensland
[incl.
Fraser Island],
South Australia
[incl.
Kangaroo Island],
Victoria,
Western Australia).
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Menetia maini
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Northern Dwarf Skink, (Main's Menetia)
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Nordaustralischer Zwergskink
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Nordaustralsk Dværgskink
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1976 | |
Menetia maini Storr |
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1977 | |
Menetia zynja Ingram (Cogger, Cameron & Cogger 1983) |
Distribution:
Australia
(Northern Territory,
Queensland,
Western Australia).
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Menetia surda
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Western Dwarf Skink
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Westaustralischer Zwergskink
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Vestaustralsk Dværgskink
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1976 | |
Menetia surda Storr |
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1998 | |
Menetia surda cresswelli Aplin & Adams |
Other common names:
cresswelli: Carnarvon Basin Dwarf Skink
Distribution:
Australia
(Western Australia).
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