Menetia greyii (Grey's Skink)
Common name: Grey’s Skink. SVL 38mm
Grey’s Skink, also referred to as Common dwarf skink, is one of species in a ground-dwelling skinks in the genus Menetia, which in turn belongs to the Eugongylus Group. Only one species of Menetia is found in the Canberra region.
Menetia have four fingers and five toes, so it helps if your photo includes the front fingers.
Grey’s skink is a very small skink with smooth scales and prominent limbs. It is grey to brown, usually with a stripe of black flecks along its back. Bellies are silvery grey, although some populations (outside the Canberra region) have bright-yellow bellies.
Distribution: It appears to be relatively common in and around Canberra but beyond that little is known of its distribution.
Menetia greyii is listed in the following regions:
Canberra & Southern Tablelands | Albury, Wodonga
Species information
- Menetia greyii Scientific name
- Grey's Skink Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Machine learning
Location information
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Maps
Albury Bruce Ponds Bruce Ridge to Gossan Hill Budjan Galindji (Franklin Grassland) Reserve Callum Brae Cooleman Ridge Crace Grasslands Farrer Ridge Gigerline Nature Reserve Ginninderry Conservation Corridor Googong Foreshore Goorooyarroo NR (ACT) Gungaderra Grasslands Hall Horse Paddocks Jerrabomberra Grassland Lower Molonglo Water Quality Control Centre Molonglo River Reserve Mount Ainslie Mount Majura Mount Taylor Mulanggari Grasslands Mulligans Flat National Arboretum Forests O'Connor Ridge to Gungahlin Grasslands Red Hill Nature Reserve Red Light Hill Reserve Stony Creek Tuggeranong Hill University of Canberra Urambi Hills Wanniassa Hill Wright Park and Old Sydney Road Reserve Yarramundi Grassland -
Places
Hall, ACT
