Pygmaeascincus timlowi

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Pygmaeascincus timlowi
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Pygmaeascincus
Species:
P. timlowi
Binomial name
Pygmaeascincus timlowi
(Ingram, 1977)
Synonyms
  • Menetia timlowi

The dwarf litter-skink (Pygmaeascincus timlowi) is a species of skink found in Queensland in Australia. [2]

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References

  1. Vanderduys, E.; Wilson, S.; Venz, M.; Hobson, R.; Sanderson, C. (2018). "Pygmaeascincus timlowi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2018: e.T109481086A109481097. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T109481086A109481097.en . Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. Pygmaeascincus timlowi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 September 2019.