Menetia surda

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Menetia surda
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Menetia
Species:
M. surda
Binomial name
Menetia surda
Storr, 1976

The western dwarf skink (Menetia surda) is a species of skink found in Western Australia. [1]

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