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 (SVL) of . Dorsally, it is coppery brown. It has three scales in a row between the nasal scale and the eye. 688 pp.
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.
References
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