Menetia alanae

Menetia alanae
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Scinciformata
Infraorder:	Scincomorpha
Family:	Eugongylidae
Genus:	Menetia
Species:	M. alanae
Binomial name
	Menetia alanae; Rankin, 1979

Last updated October 04, 2025

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.

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]

References

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.
↑ 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).
1 2 Menetia alanae at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 September 2019.
↑ Rankin (1979).

Cogger HG (2014). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,033 pp. ISBN 978-0643100350.
Rankin PR (1979). "A taxonomic revision of the genus Menetia (Lacertilia, Scincidae) in the Northern Territory". Records of the Australian Museum32 (14): 491–499. (Menetia alanae, new species, pp. 492–493 + Figures 1–3).
Wilson S, Swan G (2013). A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia, Fourth Edition. Sydney: New Holland Publishers. 522 pp. ISBN 978-1921517280.

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[iucn_status_19_November_2021-1] 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).

[RDB-3] 1 2 Menetia alanae at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 September 2019.

[4] Rankin (1979).

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