Menetia concinna

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Menetia concinna
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Menetia
Species:
M. concinna
Binomial name
Menetia concinna
Sadlier, 1984
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Menetia concinna, the Jabiluka dwarf skink, is a species of skink found in Northern Territory in Australia. [1]

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References

  1. Menetia concinna at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 September 2019.