Menetia alanae

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Menetia alanae
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Menetia
Species:
M. alanae
Binomial name
Menetia alanae
Rankin, 1979

Menetia alanae, also known commonly as Alana's menetia and the Top End dwarf skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Australia.

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Etymology

The specific name, alanae (genitive, feminine) is in honor of Australian herpetologist Alana Young. [2]

Geographic range

M. alanae is found in Northern Territory in Australia. [3]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of M. alanae are forest and savanna. [1]

Description

M. alanae is a small, long-tailed skink. It may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 29 mm (1.1 in). The tail is 1.3 times SVL. [4]

Reproduction

M. alanae is oviparous. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 Cogger, H.; Fenner, A.; McDonald, P. (2018). "Menetia alanae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2018: e.T109480140A109480149. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T109480140A109480149.en . Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN   978-1-4214-0135-5. (Menetia alanae, p. 3).
  3. 1 2 Menetia alanae at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 September 2019.
  4. Rankin (1979).

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