Pygmaeascincus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Scincoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia 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: Pygmaeascincus
Species (3): P. koshlandae – P. sadlieri – P. timlowi

Name

Pygmaeascincus Couper & Hoskin, 2014: 598

• Type species: Menetia timlowi Ingram, 1977, by original designation.

References

Primary references

• Couper, P.J. & Hoskin, C.J. 2014. A new genus to accommodate three skinks currently assigned to Menetia (Lacertilia: Scincidae). Zootaxa 3884(6): 597–599. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3884.6.8 Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Pygmaeascincus . The Reptile Database. Accessed on 2 April 2020.

Vernacular names

English: Australian Pygmy Skinks