Menetia maini

Menetia maini
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Scincidae
Genus:	Menetia
Species:	M. maini
Binomial name
	Menetia maini; Storr, 1976
Synonyms
	Menetia zynja; Ingram, 1977;

Last updated April 22, 2025

Menetia maini, also known commonly as Main's menetia, Main's dwarf skink, and the northern dwarf skink, is a species of lizard in the subfamily Eugongylinae of the family Scincidae. The species is native to northern central Australia.

Etymology

The specific name, maini, is in honor of Australian ecologist Albert "Bert" Russell Main.^[3]^: 166

Description

A very small species, Menetia maini may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 25 mm (0.98 in). Dorsally, it is coppery brown. It has three scales in a row between the nasal scale and the eye.^[4]^{: 410–411}

Geographic range

Menetia maini is found in Northern Territory, Queensland, and Western Australia, Australia.^[1]^[2]

Habitat

Menetia maini is found in a variety of habitats, including rocky areas, grassland, shrubland, and savanna.^[1]

Diet

Menetia maini preys upon invertebrates.^[4]^: 408

Reproduction

Menetia maini is oviparous.^[2]

References

1 2 3 Shea G (2017). "Menetia maini ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T109480189A109480208.en. Accessed on 20 April 2025.
1 2 3 Menetia maini at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
↑ Beolens, B; Watkins, M; Grayson, M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. xiii + 296. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5.
1 2 Wilson, S.; Swan, G. (2023). A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia, Sixth Edition. Sydney: Reed New Holland Publishers. ISBN 978-1-92554-671-2. 688 pp.

Cogger, H.G. (2014). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. ISBN 978-0643100350. xxx + 1,033 pp.
Ingram, G.J. (1977). "Three Species of Small Lizards – two of them new, Genus Menetia (Lacertilia, Scincidae) in Queensland". Victorian Naturalist. 94 (5): 184–187. (Menetia zynja, new species, pp. 186–187).
Rankin, P.R. (1979). "A taxonomic revision of the genus Menetia (Lacertilia, Scincidae) in the Northern Territory". Records of the Australian Museum. 32 (14): 491–499. (Menetia maini, pp. 495–496 + Figures 1–3).
Storr, G.M. (1976). "The genus Menetia (Lacertilia, Scincidae) in Western Australia". Records of the Western Australian Museum. 4 (2): 189–200. (Menetia maini, new species, pp. 198–199 + Figures 1, 3).

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[iucn-1] 1 2 3 Shea G (2017). "Menetia maini ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T109480189A109480208.en. Accessed on 20 April 2025.

[RDB-2] 1 2 3 Menetia maini at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database

[3] Beolens, B; Watkins, M; Grayson, M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. xiii + 296. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5.

[WilsonSwan2023-4] 1 2 Wilson, S.; Swan, G. (2023). A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia, Sixth Edition. Sydney: Reed New Holland Publishers. ISBN 978-1-92554-671-2. 688 pp.

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