Pygmaeascincus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Scincidae |
Subfamily: | Eugongylinae |
Genus: |
Pygmaeascincus Couper & Hoskin, 2014 |
Species | |
Three species, see text. |
Pygmaeascincus is a genus of skinks, lizards in the family Scincidae. All member species are endemic to Australia.
The following three species, listed alphabetically by specific name, are recognized as being valid: [1]
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Pygmaeascincus.
The specific name, sadlieri, is in honor of Australian herpetologist Ross Allen Sadlier. [2]
The specific name, timlowi, is in honor of Australian biologist Tim Low. [2]