Menetia
| Menetia | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Sauria |
| Infraorder: | Scincomorpha |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Subfamily: | Eugongylinae |
| Genus: | Menetia Gray, 1845[1] |
Menetia is a genus of skinks, lizards in the family Scincidae. Member species of the genus Menetia are endemic to Australia. They are ground-dwellers and live in open forests and open grasslands.
Species
The following six species are recognized as being valid.[2]
- Menetia alanae Rankin, 1979
- Menetia amaura Storr, 1978
- Menetia concinna Sadlier, 1984
- Menetia greyii Gray, 1845 – common dwarf skink
- Menetia maini Storr 1976
- Menetia surda Storr, 1976
References
Further reading
- 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).
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