Dwarf skinks
Menetia - Gray, 1845

Pronunciation:	men-ETT-ee-ah
Etymology:	Probably meaningless.1 - Ehmann, Harald (1992). Encyclopedia of Australian animals: Reptiles. Angus and Robertson. 495 pp
Taxonomic notes:
Notes:	Distinguished from Pygmaeascincus in having the interparietal scale separate from the frontoparietal scales (versus fused in Pygmaeascincus).2 - Couper & Hoskin (2014). A new genus to accommodate three skinks currently assigned to Menetia (Lacertilia: Scincidae). Zootaxa, 3884(6):597-599.
Statistics:	Reproductive modes: Oviparous - 5 out of 5 Australian species Size range: Smallest Australian species: Top End dwarf skink (Menetia alanae) at 2.5 cm  Longest Australian species: common dwarf skink (Menetia greyii) at 3.8 cm
Number of Australian species:	5
	Litchfield National Park, Northern Territory Photo © Brad Maryan Menetia alanae Top End dwarf skink Year described Rankin 1979 Description West Alligator River, Northern Territory Photo © Brad Maryan Menetia concinna Jabiluka dwarf skink Year described Sadlier 1984 Description Moranbah, Queensland Photo © Stewart Macdonald Menetia greyii Common dwarf skink Year described J.E. Gray 1845 Description Mt Isa, Queensland Photo © Mark Sanders Menetia maini Northern dwarf skink Year described Storr 1976 Description Hamersley Range, Western Australia Photo © Ray Lloyd Menetia surda Western dwarf skink Year described Storr 1976 Description

1. Ehmann, Harald (1992). Encyclopedia of Australian animals: Reptiles. Angus and Robertson. 495 pp - search web for this book
2. Couper, Patrick J & Hoskin, Conrad J (2014). A new genus to accommodate three skinks currently assigned to Menetia (Lacertilia: Scincidae). Zootaxa, 3884(6):597-599.