Pygmaeascincus is a genus of lizards in the subfamily Eugongylinae of the family Scincidae (skinks). All member species are endemic to Australia.
Species The following three species, listed alphabetically by specific name, are recognized as being valid:
Pygmaeascincus koshlandae – fine-browed dwarf skink Pygmaeascincus sadlieri – Magnetic Island dwarf skink Pygmaeascincus timlowi – dwarf litter-skink
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Pygmaeascincus.
Etymology The specific name, sadlieri, is in honor of Australian herpetologist Ross Allen Sadlier.Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (Menetia sadlieri, p. 231; M. timlowi, p. 161).
The specific name, timlowi, is in honor of Australian biologist Tim Low.
References
Further reading Couper, Patrick J.; Hoskin, Conrad J. (2014). "A new genus to accommodate three skinks currently assigned to Menetia (Lacertilia: Scincidae)". Zootaxa 3884 (6): 597–599. (Pygmaeascincus, new genus).