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Northern Dwarf Skink

Menetia maini

Classification

Family
Scincidae

Menetia maini, also known commonly as Main's menetia, Main's dwarf skink, and the northern dwarf skink, is a species of skink in the subfamily Eugongylinae native to northern central Australia. Etymology The specific name, maini, is in honor of Australian ecologist Albert "Bert" Russell Main. Description A small species, Menetia maini may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 25 mm (0.

Distribution

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