Pygmaeascincus timlowi
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Pygmaeascincus |
| Species: | P. timlowi
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| Binomial name | |
| Pygmaeascincus timlowi (Ingram, 1977)
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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
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]The specific name, timlowi, is in honor of Australian biologist Tim Low.[3]: 161
Habitat
[edit | edit source]The preferred natural habitats of Pygmaeascincus timlowi are forest and shrubland.[1]
Reproduction
[edit | edit source]Pygmaeascincus timlowi is oviparous.[1][2] Clutch size is one or two eggs.[1]
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ a b c d Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ a b c d Species Pygmaeascincus timlowi at The Reptile Database
- ^ a b Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). (Menetia timlowi).
- ^ a b Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). 688 pp.
Further reading
[edit | edit source]- Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). xxx + 1,033 pp. (Menetia timlowi, p. 658).
- Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). (Pygmaeascincus, new genus; Pygmaeascincus timlowi, new combination).
- Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). (Menetia timlowi, new species, pp. 185–186, Figures 1–2).
- Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). (Lygisaurus timlowi, new combination, p. 340 + Figures 3–5).
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