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.

Etymology

The specific name, maini, is in honor of Australian ecologist Albert "Bert" Russell Main.

Description

A small species, Menetia maini may attain a snout-to-vent length of. Dorsally, it is coppery brown. It has three scales in a row between the nasal scale and the eye.

Geographic range

Menetia maini is found in Northern Territory, Queensland, and Western Australia, Australia.

Habitat

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

Diet

Menetia maini preys upon invertebrates.

Reproduction

Menetia maini is oviparous.