Pygmaeascincus timlowi

Pygmaeascincus timlowi
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Scincidae
Genus:	Pygmaeascincus
Species:	P. timlowi
Binomial name
	Pygmaeascincus timlowi; (Ingram, 1977)
Synonyms
	Menetia timlowi; Ingram, 1977; Lygisaurus timlowi; (Ingram, 1977);

Last updated April 12, 2025

Pygmaeascincus timlowi, also known commonly as the dwarf litter-skink,^[2]Low's four-fingered skink,^[3] and Low's pygmy skink,^[4] is a species of lizard in the subfamily Eugongylinae of the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Queensland in Australia.^[2]

Description

Pygmaeascincus timlowi is dark brown to gray dorsally, with darker-colored flanks. The scales on the upper eyelid are large, and there is only one pretemporal scale. Adults have an average snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 29 mm (1.1 in).^[4]^{: 424–425}

Etymology

The specific name, timlowi, is in honor of Australian biologist Tim Low.^[3]^: 161

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of Pygmaeascincus timlowi are forest and shrubland.^[1]

Reproduction

Pygmaeascincus timlowi is oviparous.^[1]^[2] Clutch size is one or two eggs.^[1]

References

1 2 3 4 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.
1 2 3 4 Species Pygmaeascincus timlowi at The Reptile Database
1 2 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. (Menetia timlowi).
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. (Menetia timlowi, p. 658).
Couper, P.J.; Hoskin, C.J. (2014). "A new genus to accommodate three skinks currently assigned to Menetia (Lacertilia: Scincidae)". Zootaxa. 3884 (6): 597–599. (Pygmaeascincus, new genus; Pygmaeascincus timlowi, new combination).
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 timlowi, new species, pp. 185–186, Figures 1–2).
Ingram, G.; Covacevich, J. (1988). "Revision of the genus Lygisaurus de Vis (Scincidae: Reptilia)". Memoirs of the Queensland Museum. 25 (2): 335–354. (Lygisaurus timlowi, new combination, p. 340 + Figures 3–5).

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[iucn_status_18_November_2021-1] 1 2 3 4 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.

[RDB-2] 1 2 3 4 Species Pygmaeascincus timlowi at The Reptile Database

[EDR-3] 1 2 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. (Menetia timlowi).

[Wilson&Swan2023-4] 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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