Pygmaeascincus koshlandae

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Scincomorpha

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Cladus: Eugnathostomata Cladus: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Cladus: Stegocephali Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Cladus: Diapsida Cladus: Neoreptilia Cladus: Parapleurota Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Infraordo: Scincomorpha

Familia: Scincidae
Subfamilia: Eugongylinae
Genus: Pygmaeascincus
Species: Pygmaeascincus koshlandae

Name

Pygmaeascincus koshlandae (Greer, 1991)

• Holotype: QM J50554 (formerly AM R 56660), collected by W. Boles, E. Cameron and P. Webber on 2 July 1976.
• Type locality: “10 km N of Palmer River via Cairns-Cooktown road, Queensland (16°02’S, 144°48’E)”.

Combinations

• Menetia koshlandae Greer, 1991: 269 [original combination]
• Pygmaeascincus koshlandae — Couper & Hoskin, 2014: 598 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Greer, A.E. 1991. Two new species of Menetia from northeastern Queensland, with comments on the generic diagnoses of Lygisaurus and Menetia. Journal of Herpetology 25(3): 268–272. DOI: 10.2307/1564583
• 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

• Couper, P., Hoskin, C. & Amey, A. 2018. IUCN: Pygmaeascincus koshlandae  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T109481052A109481061. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T109481052A109481061.en. Accessed on 23 March 2026.

Vernacular names

• English: Fine-browed Dwarf Skink