Pygmaeascincus

Pygmaeascincus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Reptilia
Order:Squamata
Family:Scincidae
Genus:Pygmaeascincus
Species

3 sp., see text

Pygmaeascincus is a genus of skinks. All species are endemic to Australia.

Species

The following 3 species, listed alphabetically by specific name, are recognized as being valid:[1]

  • Pygmaeascincus koshlandae (Greer, 1991) – Fine-browed dwarf skink, Koshland's dwarf skink
  • Pygmaeascincus sadlieri (Greer, 1991) – Magnetic Island dwarf Skink
  • Pygmaeascincus timlowi (Ingram, 1977) – Dwarf litter-skink, Low's dwarf skink

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

References

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