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Pygmaeascincus

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Pygmaeascincus is a genus of skinks, lizards in the family Scincidae. All member species are endemic to Australia.

Species

The following three species, listed alphabetically by specific name, are recognized as being valid:[1]

Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Pygmaeascincus.

Etymology

The specific name, sadlieri, is in honor of Australian herpetologist Ross Allen Sadlier.[2]

The specific name, timlowi, is in honor of Australian biologist Tim Low.[2]

References

Wikispecies has information related to Pygmaeascincus.
  1. ^ Pygmaeascincus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 31 August 2018.
  2. ^ a b 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 sadlieri, p. 231; M. timlowi, p. 161).
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Pygmaeascincus: Brief Summary

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Pygmaeascincus is a genus of skinks, lizards in the family Scincidae. All member species are endemic to Australia.

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