Menetia alanae | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Scincidae |
Genus: | Menetia |
Species: | M. alanae
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Binomial name | |
Menetia alanae
Rankin, 1979
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Menetia alanae, also known commonly as Alana's menetia and the Top End dwarf skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Australia.
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The specific name, alanae (genitive, feminine) is in honor of Australian herpetologist Alana Young. [2]
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M. alanae is found in Northern Territory in Australia. [3]
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The preferred natural habitats of M. alanae are forest and savanna. [1]
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M. alanae is a small, long-tailed skink. It may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 29 mm (1.1 in). The tail is 1.3 times SVL. [4]
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Menetia alanae | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Scincidae |
Genus: | Menetia |
Species: | M. alanae
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Binomial name | |
Menetia alanae
Rankin, 1979
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Menetia alanae, also known commonly as Alana's menetia and the Top End dwarf skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Australia.
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The specific name, alanae (genitive, feminine) is in honor of Australian herpetologist Alana Young. [2]
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M. alanae is found in Northern Territory in Australia. [3]
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The preferred natural habitats of M. alanae are forest and savanna. [1]
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M. alanae is a small, long-tailed skink. It may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 29 mm (1.1 in). The tail is 1.3 times SVL. [4]
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