Menetia

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Craniata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Subclassis: Diapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha
Superordo: Lepidosauria
Ordo: Squamata
Subordo: Scincomorpha
Superfamilia: Scincoidea

Familia: Scincidae
Subfamilia: Eugongylinae
Genus: Menetia
Species (5): M. alanae – M. concinna – M. greyii – M. maini – M. surda
Name

Menetia Gray, 1845: 65

Type species: Menetia greyii Gray, 1845, by monotypy.

References
Primary references

Gray, J.E. 1845. Catalogue of the specimens of lizards in the collection of the British Museum. Trustees of die British Museum/Edward Newman: London. xxvii + 289 pp. BHL Reference page.

Links

Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2021. Menetia . The Reptile Database. Accessed on 11 April 2020.

Vernacular names
English: Australian Dwarf Skinks

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.
Species

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

"Menetia ". Dahms Tierleben. www.dahmstierleben.de/systematik/Reptilien/Squamata/Scincomorpha/scincidae/eugongylinae.
Genus Menetia at The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.

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

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.