Pygmaeascincus sadlieri

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Scincomorpha

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Orthokaryota Cladus: Neokaryota Cladus: Scotokaryota Cladus: Podiata 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 Cladus: 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 Subclassis: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Infraordo: Scincomorpha

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

Name

Pygmaeascincus sadlieri (Greer, 1991)

• Holotype: QM J24448, collected by T. Low in July 1974.
• Type locality: “Magnetic Island (19°08’S, 146°50’E)”.

Combinations

• Menetia sadlieri Greer, 1991: 270 [original combination]
• Pygmaeascincus sadlieri — Couper & Hoskin, 2014: 589 [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

• Vanderduys, E. 2018. IUCN: Pygmaeascincus sadlieri  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T109481069A109481078. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T109481069A109481078.en. Accessed on 23 March 2026.

Vernacular names

• English: Magnetic Island Dwarf Skink