Menetia is a genus of skinks, lizards in the family Scincidae. The member species of the genus Menetia are endemic to Australia. They are ground-dwellers and live in open forests and open grasslands.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Subfamily: | Eugongylinae |
| Genus: | Menetia Gray, 1845[1] |
Species edit
The following six species are recognized as being valid.[2]
- Menetia alanae Rankin, 1979 – Alana's menetia,[3] Top End dwarf skink
- Menetia amaura Storr, 1978 – common dwarf skink
- Menetia concinna Sadlier, 1984 – Jabiluka dwarf skink
- Menetia greyii Gray, 1845 – common dwarf skink, Grey's menetia[3]
- Menetia maini Storr, 1976 – Main's menetia,[3] northern dwarf skink
- Menetia surda Storr, 1976 – western dwarf skink
References edit
- ^ "Menetia ". Dahms Tierleben. www.dahmstierleben.de/systematik/Reptilien/Squamata/Scincomorpha/scincidae/eugongylinae.
- ^ Genus Menetia at The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
- ^ a b c Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Menetia alanae, p. 3; M. greyii, p. 108; M. maini, p. 166).
Further reading edit
- Cogger HG (2014). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,033 pp. ISBN 978-0643100350.
- Gray JE (1845). Catalogue of the Specimens of Lizards in the Collection of the British Museum. London: Trustees of the British Museum. (Edward Newman, printer). xxviii + 289 pp. (Menetia, new genus, p. 65).
- Wilson, Steve; Swan, Gerry (2013). A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia, Fourth Edition. Sydney: New Holland Publishers. 522 pp. ISBN 978-1921517280.