Pygmaeascincus
Appearance
Pygmaeascincus | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Scincidae |
Subfamily: | Eugongylinae |
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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Wikispecies has information related to Pygmaeascincus.
- ^ Pygmaeascincus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 31 August 2018.