Menetia maini

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

Menetia maini
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Scinciformata
Infraorder:	Scincomorpha
Family:	Eugongylidae
Genus:	Menetia
Species:	M. maini
Binomial name
Menetia maini Storr, 1976
Synonyms[2]
Menetia zynja Ingram, 1977

Etymology

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

Description

A 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]