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<emphasis id="ABB3EA9EFFE0FFD2FF2DFDC9FEA9FE7F" bold="true" box="[151,351,394,420]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="598">Pygmaeascincus</emphasis>
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species.
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<emphasis id="ABB3EA9EFFE0FFD2FE8BFD93FDCFFE3C" box="[305,569,464,487]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="598">Pygmaeascincus timlowi</emphasis>
(
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)
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(
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)
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,
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(
<bibRefCitation id="FD564B7DFFE0FFD2FD5BFDB1FCA8FDD2" author="Greer, A. E." box="[737,862,498,521]" pageId="1" pageNumber="598" pagination="268 - 272" refId="ref2004" refString="Greer, A. E. (1991) Two new species of Menetia from northeastern Queensland, with comments on the generic diagnoses of Lygisaurus and Menetia. Journal of Herpetology, 25, 268 - 272. http: // dx. doi. org / 10.2307 / 1564583" type="journal article" year="1991">Greer 1991</bibRefCitation>
)
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,
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(
<bibRefCitation id="FD564B7DFFE0FFD2FC51FDB1FB9FFDD2" author="Greer, A. E." box="[1003,1129,498,521]" pageId="1" pageNumber="598" pagination="268 - 272" refId="ref2004" refString="Greer, A. E. (1991) Two new species of Menetia from northeastern Queensland, with comments on the generic diagnoses of Lygisaurus and Menetia. Journal of Herpetology, 25, 268 - 272. http: // dx. doi. org / 10.2307 / 1564583" type="journal article" year="1991">Greer 1991</bibRefCitation>
)
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.
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<emphasis id="ABB3EA9EFFE0FFD2FF7DFE56FEBEFDF7" bold="true" box="[199,328,533,556]" inLineHeading="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="598" reason="1">Etymology.</emphasis>
From the Latin
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for pygmy. Referring to the very small size of the three species. These skinks, at SVL &lt;
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, are amongst the smallest skinks in the world (
<bibRefCitation id="FD564B7DFFE0FFD2FC84FE7BFC4AFD94" author="Greer, A. E." box="[830,956,568,591]" pageId="1" pageNumber="598" pagination="383 - 395" refId="ref2055" refString="Greer, A. E. (2001) Distribution of maximum snout-vent length among species of scincid lizards. Journal of Herpetology, 35, 383 - 395. http: // dx. doi. org / 10.2307 / 1565956" type="journal article" year="2001">Greer 2001</bibRefCitation>
).
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<emphasis id="ABB3EA9EFFE0FFD2FF7DFE19FECAFDAA" bold="true" box="[199,316,602,625]" inLineHeading="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="598" reason="1">Diagnosis.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="ABB3EA9EFFE0FFD2FEF8FE19FE02FDAA" box="[322,500,602,625]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="598">Pygmaeascincus</emphasis>
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is a genus of small litter skinks that is distinguished from all other Australian skinks by the following character states: small size (SVL &lt;
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); limbs short and widely separated when adpressed; digital formula 4/5 (four fingers, five toes) with ≤ 10 supradigital scales on fourth toe; frontoparietals and interparietal fused into a single shield; eyelid preablepharine; supraoculars transverse, ≤ 3, squarish, with only the 1
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contacting the frontal.
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<emphasis id="ABB3EA9EFFE0FFD2FF2DFF49FEFDFCFA" bold="true" box="[151,267,778,801]" pageId="1" pageNumber="598">TABLE 1.</emphasis>
A comparison of character states in
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and
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. Definition of traits: 1. Interparietal fused with frontoparietal as single shield, or interparietal free. 2. 1
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supraocular shape: squarish (*for
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this is the typical condition, but in the rarer case of just 2 supraoculars, the 1
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supraocular is elongate)
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elongate (distinctly longer than wide). 3. Number of supraciliaries. 4. Size of supraciliaries. 5. Eyelid state: (A) preablepharine, (B) ablepharine. 6. Modal number of midbody scales. 7. Modal number of subdigital lamellae under 4
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toe. 8. Number of supradigital scales on 4
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toe. 9. Pefrontals: (A) moderate, smaller than frontal, (B) large, subequal to frontal. 10. Spacing between prefrontals: (A) moderate, (B) very narrow or in point contact. 11. Nasals: (A) small, (B) moderate. 12. Colour of iris in preservative. 13. Breeding males with orange flush on tail. 14. Venter colour pattern: (A) sparsely to heavily flecked, (B) light brown, (C) whitish. 15. Number of supraoculars. 16. Enlarged upper palprebrals.
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<taxonomicName id="5EC74D0FFFE0FFD2FD3DF81EFCFAFBA9" baseAuthorityName="Greer" baseAuthorityYear="1991" box="[647,780,1117,1138]" class="Reptilia" family="Scincidae" genus="Menetia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="1" pageNumber="598" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="koshlandae">
<emphasis id="ABB3EA9EFFE0FFD2FD3DF81EFCFAFBA9" box="[647,780,1117,1138]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="598">P. koshlandae</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
</th>
<th id="64265DB2FFE0002CFC8BF81FFC66FBA9" box="[817,912,1116,1138]" gridcol="4" gridrow="0" pageId="1" pageNumber="598">
<taxonomicName id="5EC74D0FFFE0FFD2FC8BF81EFC7EFBA9" authorityName="Gray" authorityYear="1845" box="[817,904,1117,1138]" class="Reptilia" family="Scincidae" genus="Menetia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="1" pageNumber="598" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="greyii">
<emphasis id="ABB3EA9EFFE0FFD2FC8BF81EFC7EFBA9" box="[817,904,1117,1138]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="598">M. greyii</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
</th>
<th id="64265DB2FFE0002CFC1EF81FFBF2FBA9" box="[932,1028,1116,1138]" gridcol="5" gridrow="0" pageId="1" pageNumber="598">
<taxonomicName id="5EC74D0FFFE0FFD2FC1EF81EFBF2FBA9" authorityName="Rankin" authorityYear="1979" box="[932,1028,1117,1138]" class="Reptilia" family="Scincidae" genus="Menetia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="1" pageNumber="598" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="alanae">
<emphasis id="ABB3EA9EFFE0FFD2FC1EF81EFBF2FBA9" box="[932,1028,1117,1138]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="598">M. alanae</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
</th>
<th id="64265DB2FFE0002CFB93F81FFB63FBA9" box="[1065,1173,1116,1138]" gridcol="6" gridrow="0" pageId="1" pageNumber="598">
<taxonomicName id="5EC74D0FFFE0FFD2FB93F81EFB63FBA9" authorityName="Couper &amp; Hoskin" authorityYear="2014" box="[1065,1173,1117,1138]" class="Reptilia" family="Scincidae" genus="Menetia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="1" pageNumber="598" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="cocinna">
<emphasis id="ABB3EA9EFFE0FFD2FB93F81EFB63FBA9" box="[1065,1173,1117,1138]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="598">M. cocinna</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
</th>
<th id="64265DB2FFE0002CFB15F81FFAFBFBA9" box="[1199,1293,1116,1138]" gridcol="7" gridrow="0" pageId="1" pageNumber="598">
<taxonomicName id="5EC74D0FFFE0FFD2FB15F81EFAF0FBA9" authorityName="Storr" authorityYear="1976" box="[1199,1286,1117,1138]" class="Reptilia" family="Scincidae" genus="Menetia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="1" pageNumber="598" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="maini">
<emphasis id="ABB3EA9EFFE0FFD2FB15F81EFAF0FBA9" box="[1199,1286,1117,1138]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="598">M. maini</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
</th>
<th id="64265DB2FFE0002CFA9BF81FFA76FBA9" box="[1313,1408,1116,1138]" gridcol="8" gridrow="0" pageId="1" pageNumber="598">
<taxonomicName id="5EC74D0FFFE0FFD2FA9BF81EFA81FBA9" authorityName="Storr" authorityYear="1976" box="[1313,1399,1117,1138]" class="Reptilia" family="Scincidae" genus="Menetia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="1" pageNumber="598" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="surda">
<emphasis id="ABB3EA9EFFE0FFD2FA9BF81EFA81FBA9" box="[1313,1399,1117,1138]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="598">M. surda</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
</th>
</tr>
<tr id="27F734CEFFE0002CFF18F8C7FA76FB41" box="[162,1408,1156,1178]" gridrow="1" pageId="1" pageNumber="598">
<th id="64265DB2FFE0002CFF18F8C7FEADFB41" box="[162,347,1156,1178]" gridcol="0" gridrow="1" pageId="1" pageNumber="598">1. interparietal</th>
<td id="64265DB2FFE0002CFEC2F8C7FE2EFB41" box="[376,472,1156,1178]" gridcol="1" gridrow="1" pageId="1" pageNumber="598">fused</td>
<td id="64265DB2FFE0002CFDB9F8C7FD95FB41" box="[515,611,1156,1178]" gridcol="2" gridrow="1" pageId="1" pageNumber="598">fused</td>
<td id="64265DB2FFE0002CFD3DF8C7FCFAFB41" box="[647,780,1156,1178]" gridcol="3" gridrow="1" pageId="1" pageNumber="598">fused</td>
<td id="64265DB2FFE0002CFC8BF8C7FC66FB41" box="[817,912,1156,1178]" gridcol="4" gridrow="1" pageId="1" pageNumber="598">free</td>
<td id="64265DB2FFE0002CFC1EF8C7FBF2FB41" box="[932,1028,1156,1178]" gridcol="5" gridrow="1" pageId="1" pageNumber="598">free</td>
<td id="64265DB2FFE0002CFB93F8C7FB63FB41" box="[1065,1173,1156,1178]" gridcol="6" gridrow="1" pageId="1" pageNumber="598">free</td>
<td id="64265DB2FFE0002CFB15F8C7FAFBFB41" box="[1199,1293,1156,1178]" gridcol="7" gridrow="1" pageId="1" pageNumber="598">free</td>
<td id="64265DB2FFE0002CFA9BF8C7FA76FB41" box="[1313,1408,1156,1178]" gridcol="8" gridrow="1" pageId="1" pageNumber="598">free</td>
</tr>
<tr id="27F734CEFFE0002CFF18F8EFFA76FB1F" box="[162,1408,1196,1220]" gridrow="2" pageId="1" pageNumber="598">
<th id="64265DB2FFE0002CFF18F8EFFEADFB1F" box="[162,347,1196,1220]" gridcol="0" gridrow="2" pageId="1" pageNumber="598">2. 1st supraocular</th>
<td id="64265DB2FFE0002CFEC2F8EFFE2EFB1F" box="[376,472,1196,1220]" gridcol="1" gridrow="2" pageId="1" pageNumber="598">squarish*</td>
<td id="64265DB2FFE0002CFDB9F8EFFD95FB1F" box="[515,611,1196,1220]" gridcol="2" gridrow="2" pageId="1" pageNumber="598">squarish</td>
<td id="64265DB2FFE0002CFD3DF8EFFCFAFB1F" box="[647,780,1196,1220]" gridcol="3" gridrow="2" pageId="1" pageNumber="598">squarish</td>
<td id="64265DB2FFE0002CFC8BF8EFFC66FB1F" box="[817,912,1196,1220]" gridcol="4" gridrow="2" pageId="1" pageNumber="598">elongate</td>
<td id="64265DB2FFE0002CFC1EF8EFFBF2FB1F" box="[932,1028,1196,1220]" gridcol="5" gridrow="2" pageId="1" pageNumber="598">elongate</td>
<td id="64265DB2FFE0002CFB93F8EFFB63FB1F" box="[1065,1173,1196,1220]" gridcol="6" gridrow="2" pageId="1" pageNumber="598">elongate</td>
<td id="64265DB2FFE0002CFB15F8EFFAFBFB1F" box="[1199,1293,1196,1220]" gridcol="7" gridrow="2" pageId="1" pageNumber="598">elongate</td>
<td id="64265DB2FFE0002CFA9BF8EFFA76FB1F" box="[1313,1408,1196,1220]" gridcol="8" gridrow="2" pageId="1" pageNumber="598">elongate</td>
</tr>
<tr id="27F734CEFFE0002CFF18F895FA76FB37" box="[162,1408,1238,1260]" gridrow="3" pageId="1" pageNumber="598">
<th id="64265DB2FFE0002CFF18F895FEADFB37" box="[162,347,1238,1260]" gridcol="0" gridrow="3" pageId="1" pageNumber="598">3. supraciliaries</th>
<td id="64265DB2FFE0002CFEC2F895FE2EFB37" box="[376,472,1238,1260]" gridcol="1" gridrow="3" pageId="1" pageNumber="598">5–6</td>
<td id="64265DB2FFE0002CFDB9F895FD95FB37" box="[515,611,1238,1260]" gridcol="2" gridrow="3" pageId="1" pageNumber="598">5</td>
<td id="64265DB2FFE0002CFD3DF895FCFAFB37" box="[647,780,1238,1260]" gridcol="3" gridrow="3" pageId="1" pageNumber="598">5</td>
<td id="64265DB2FFE0002CFC8BF895FC66FB37" box="[817,912,1238,1260]" gridcol="4" gridrow="3" pageId="1" pageNumber="598">4</td>
<td id="64265DB2FFE0002CFC1EF895FBF2FB37" box="[932,1028,1238,1260]" gridcol="5" gridrow="3" pageId="1" pageNumber="598">4</td>
<td id="64265DB2FFE0002CFB93F895FB63FB37" box="[1065,1173,1238,1260]" gridcol="6" gridrow="3" pageId="1" pageNumber="598">4</td>
<td id="64265DB2FFE0002CFB15F895FAFBFB37" box="[1199,1293,1238,1260]" gridcol="7" gridrow="3" pageId="1" pageNumber="598">3</td>
<td id="64265DB2FFE0002CFA9BF895FA76FB37" box="[1313,1408,1238,1260]" gridcol="8" gridrow="3" pageId="1" pageNumber="598">3–4</td>
</tr>
<tr id="27F734CEFFE0002CFF18F8BDFA76FAE9" box="[162,1408,1278,1330]" gridrow="4" pageId="1" pageNumber="598">
<th id="64265DB2FFE0002CFF18F8BDFEADFAE9" box="[162,347,1278,1330]" gridcol="0" gridrow="4" pageId="1" pageNumber="598">4. size of supraciliaries</th>
<td id="64265DB2FFE0002CFEC2F8BDFE2EFAE9" box="[376,472,1278,1330]" gridcol="1" gridrow="4" pageId="1" pageNumber="598">subequal</td>
<td id="64265DB2FFE0002CFDB9F8BDFD95FAE9" box="[515,611,1278,1330]" gridcol="2" gridrow="4" pageId="1" pageNumber="598">subequal</td>
<td id="64265DB2FFE0002CFD3DF8BDFCFAFAE9" box="[647,780,1278,1330]" gridcol="3" gridrow="4" pageId="1" pageNumber="598">subequal</td>
<td id="64265DB2FFE0002CFC8BF8BDFC66FAE9" box="[817,912,1278,1330]" gridcol="4" gridrow="4" pageId="1" pageNumber="598">2nd largest</td>
<td id="64265DB2FFE0002CFC1EF8BDFBF2FAE9" box="[932,1028,1278,1330]" gridcol="5" gridrow="4" pageId="1" pageNumber="598">2nd largest</td>
<td id="64265DB2FFE0002CFB93F8BDFB63FAE9" box="[1065,1173,1278,1330]" gridcol="6" gridrow="4" pageId="1" pageNumber="598">2nd largest</td>
<td id="64265DB2FFE0002CFB15F8BDFAFBFAE9" box="[1199,1293,1278,1330]" gridcol="7" gridrow="4" pageId="1" pageNumber="598">2nd largest</td>
<td id="64265DB2FFE0002CFA9BF8BDFA76FAE9" box="[1313,1408,1278,1330]" gridcol="8" gridrow="4" pageId="1" pageNumber="598">2nd largest</td>
</tr>
<tr id="27F734CEFFE0002CFF18F907FA76FA81" box="[162,1408,1348,1370]" gridrow="5" pageId="1" pageNumber="598">
<th id="64265DB2FFE0002CFF18F907FEADFA81" box="[162,347,1348,1370]" gridcol="0" gridrow="5" pageId="1" pageNumber="598">5. eyelid</th>
<td id="64265DB2FFE0002CFEC2F907FE2EFA81" box="[376,472,1348,1370]" gridcol="1" gridrow="5" pageId="1" pageNumber="598">A</td>
<td id="64265DB2FFE0002CFDB9F907FD95FA81" box="[515,611,1348,1370]" gridcol="2" gridrow="5" pageId="1" pageNumber="598">A</td>
<td id="64265DB2FFE0002CFD3DF907FCFAFA81" box="[647,780,1348,1370]" gridcol="3" gridrow="5" pageId="1" pageNumber="598">A</td>
<td id="64265DB2FFE0002CFC8BF907FC66FA81" box="[817,912,1348,1370]" gridcol="4" gridrow="5" pageId="1" pageNumber="598">B</td>
<td id="64265DB2FFE0002CFC1EF907FBF2FA81" box="[932,1028,1348,1370]" gridcol="5" gridrow="5" pageId="1" pageNumber="598">B</td>
<td id="64265DB2FFE0002CFB93F907FB63FA81" box="[1065,1173,1348,1370]" gridcol="6" gridrow="5" pageId="1" pageNumber="598">B</td>
<td id="64265DB2FFE0002CFB15F907FAFBFA81" box="[1199,1293,1348,1370]" gridcol="7" gridrow="5" pageId="1" pageNumber="598">B</td>
<td id="64265DB2FFE0002CFA9BF907FA76FA81" box="[1313,1408,1348,1370]" gridcol="8" gridrow="5" pageId="1" pageNumber="598">B</td>
</tr>
<tr id="27F734CEFFE0002CFF18F92FFA76FA59" box="[162,1408,1388,1410]" gridrow="6" pageId="1" pageNumber="598">
<th id="64265DB2FFE0002CFF18F92FFEADFA59" box="[162,347,1388,1410]" gridcol="0" gridrow="6" pageId="1" pageNumber="598">6. midbodies</th>
<td id="64265DB2FFE0002CFEC2F92FFE2EFA59" box="[376,472,1388,1410]" gridcol="1" gridrow="6" pageId="1" pageNumber="598">18–20</td>
<td id="64265DB2FFE0002CFDB9F92FFD95FA59" box="[515,611,1388,1410]" gridcol="2" gridrow="6" pageId="1" pageNumber="598">20</td>
<td id="64265DB2FFE0002CFD3DF92FFCFAFA59" box="[647,780,1388,1410]" gridcol="3" gridrow="6" pageId="1" pageNumber="598">20</td>
<td id="64265DB2FFE0002CFC8BF92FFC66FA59" box="[817,912,1388,1410]" gridcol="4" gridrow="6" pageId="1" pageNumber="598">22</td>
<td id="64265DB2FFE0002CFC1EF92FFBF2FA59" box="[932,1028,1388,1410]" gridcol="5" gridrow="6" pageId="1" pageNumber="598">23</td>
<td id="64265DB2FFE0002CFB93F92FFB63FA59" box="[1065,1173,1388,1410]" gridcol="6" gridrow="6" pageId="1" pageNumber="598">20</td>
<td id="64265DB2FFE0002CFB15F92FFAFBFA59" box="[1199,1293,1388,1410]" gridcol="7" gridrow="6" pageId="1" pageNumber="598">22</td>
<td id="64265DB2FFE0002CFA9BF92FFA76FA59" box="[1313,1408,1388,1410]" gridcol="8" gridrow="6" pageId="1" pageNumber="598">22</td>
</tr>
<tr id="27F734CEFFE0002CFF18F9D7FA76FA71" box="[162,1408,1428,1450]" gridrow="7" pageId="1" pageNumber="598">
<th id="64265DB2FFE0002CFF18F9D7FEADFA71" box="[162,347,1428,1450]" gridcol="0" gridrow="7" pageId="1" pageNumber="598">7. subdig. lam.</th>
<td id="64265DB2FFE0002CFEC2F9D7FE2EFA71" box="[376,472,1428,1450]" gridcol="1" gridrow="7" pageId="1" pageNumber="598">16</td>
<td id="64265DB2FFE0002CFDB9F9D7FD95FA71" box="[515,611,1428,1450]" gridcol="2" gridrow="7" pageId="1" pageNumber="598">15</td>
<td id="64265DB2FFE0002CFD3DF9D7FCFAFA71" box="[647,780,1428,1450]" gridcol="3" gridrow="7" pageId="1" pageNumber="598">16</td>
<td id="64265DB2FFE0002CFC8BF9D7FC66FA71" box="[817,912,1428,1450]" gridcol="4" gridrow="7" pageId="1" pageNumber="598">22</td>
<td id="64265DB2FFE0002CFC1EF9D7FBF2FA71" box="[932,1028,1428,1450]" gridcol="5" gridrow="7" pageId="1" pageNumber="598">23</td>
<td id="64265DB2FFE0002CFB93F9D7FB63FA71" box="[1065,1173,1428,1450]" gridcol="6" gridrow="7" pageId="1" pageNumber="598">18</td>
<td id="64265DB2FFE0002CFB15F9D7FAFBFA71" box="[1199,1293,1428,1450]" gridcol="7" gridrow="7" pageId="1" pageNumber="598">19</td>
<td id="64265DB2FFE0002CFA9BF9D7FA76FA71" box="[1313,1408,1428,1450]" gridcol="8" gridrow="7" pageId="1" pageNumber="598">22</td>
</tr>
<tr id="27F734CEFFE0002CFF18F9FFFA76FA09" box="[162,1408,1468,1490]" gridrow="8" pageId="1" pageNumber="598">
<th id="64265DB2FFE0002CFF18F9FFFEADFA09" box="[162,347,1468,1490]" gridcol="0" gridrow="8" pageId="1" pageNumber="598">8. supradig. lam.</th>
<td id="64265DB2FFE0002CFEC2F9FFFE2EFA09" box="[376,472,1468,1490]" gridcol="1" gridrow="8" pageId="1" pageNumber="598">≤ 10</td>
<td id="64265DB2FFE0002CFDB9F9FFFD95FA09" box="[515,611,1468,1490]" gridcol="2" gridrow="8" pageId="1" pageNumber="598">≤ 10</td>
<td id="64265DB2FFE0002CFD3DF9FFFCFAFA09" box="[647,780,1468,1490]" gridcol="3" gridrow="8" pageId="1" pageNumber="598">≤ 10</td>
<td id="64265DB2FFE0002CFC8BF9FFFC66FA09" box="[817,912,1468,1490]" gridcol="4" gridrow="8" pageId="1" pageNumber="598">≥ 11</td>
<td id="64265DB2FFE0002CFC1EF9FFFBF2FA09" box="[932,1028,1468,1490]" gridcol="5" gridrow="8" pageId="1" pageNumber="598">≥ 11</td>
<td id="64265DB2FFE0002CFB93F9FFFB63FA09" box="[1065,1173,1468,1490]" gridcol="6" gridrow="8" pageId="1" pageNumber="598">≥ 11</td>
<td id="64265DB2FFE0002CFB15F9FFFAFBFA09" box="[1199,1293,1468,1490]" gridcol="7" gridrow="8" pageId="1" pageNumber="598">≥ 11</td>
<td id="64265DB2FFE0002CFA9BF9FFFA76FA09" box="[1313,1408,1468,1490]" gridcol="8" gridrow="8" pageId="1" pageNumber="598">≥ 11</td>
</tr>
<tr id="27F734CEFFE0002CFF18F9A7FA76FA21" box="[162,1408,1508,1530]" gridrow="9" pageId="1" pageNumber="598">
<th id="64265DB2FFE0002CFF18F9A7FEADFA21" box="[162,347,1508,1530]" gridcol="0" gridrow="9" pageId="1" pageNumber="598">9. pefrontal size</th>
<td id="64265DB2FFE0002CFEC2F9A7FE2EFA21" box="[376,472,1508,1530]" gridcol="1" gridrow="9" pageId="1" pageNumber="598">A</td>
<td id="64265DB2FFE0002CFDB9F9A7FD95FA21" box="[515,611,1508,1530]" gridcol="2" gridrow="9" pageId="1" pageNumber="598">A</td>
<td id="64265DB2FFE0002CFD3DF9A7FCFAFA21" box="[647,780,1508,1530]" gridcol="3" gridrow="9" pageId="1" pageNumber="598">A</td>
<td id="64265DB2FFE0002CFC8BF9A7FC66FA21" box="[817,912,1508,1530]" gridcol="4" gridrow="9" pageId="1" pageNumber="598">B</td>
<td id="64265DB2FFE0002CFC1EF9A7FBF2FA21" box="[932,1028,1508,1530]" gridcol="5" gridrow="9" pageId="1" pageNumber="598">B</td>
<td id="64265DB2FFE0002CFB93F9A7FB63FA21" box="[1065,1173,1508,1530]" gridcol="6" gridrow="9" pageId="1" pageNumber="598">B</td>
<td id="64265DB2FFE0002CFB15F9A7FAFBFA21" box="[1199,1293,1508,1530]" gridcol="7" gridrow="9" pageId="1" pageNumber="598">B</td>
<td id="64265DB2FFE0002CFA9BF9A7FA76FA21" box="[1313,1408,1508,1530]" gridcol="8" gridrow="9" pageId="1" pageNumber="598">B</td>
</tr>
<tr id="27F734CEFFE0002CFF18FA4FFA76F9E4" box="[162,1408,1548,1599]" gridrow="10" pageId="1" pageNumber="598">
<th id="64265DB2FFE0002CFF18FA4FFEADF9E4" box="[162,347,1548,1599]" gridcol="0" gridrow="10" pageId="1" pageNumber="598">10. prefrontal spacing</th>
<td id="64265DB2FFE0002CFEC2FA4FFE2EF9E4" box="[376,472,1548,1599]" gridcol="1" gridrow="10" pageId="1" pageNumber="598">A</td>
<td id="64265DB2FFE0002CFDB9FA4FFD95F9E4" box="[515,611,1548,1599]" gridcol="2" gridrow="10" pageId="1" pageNumber="598">A</td>
<td id="64265DB2FFE0002CFD3DFA4FFCFAF9E4" box="[647,780,1548,1599]" gridcol="3" gridrow="10" pageId="1" pageNumber="598">A</td>
<td id="64265DB2FFE0002CFC8BFA4FFC66F9E4" box="[817,912,1548,1599]" gridcol="4" gridrow="10" pageId="1" pageNumber="598">B</td>
<td id="64265DB2FFE0002CFC1EFA4FFBF2F9E4" box="[932,1028,1548,1599]" gridcol="5" gridrow="10" pageId="1" pageNumber="598">B</td>
<td id="64265DB2FFE0002CFB93FA4FFB63F9E4" box="[1065,1173,1548,1599]" gridcol="6" gridrow="10" pageId="1" pageNumber="598">B</td>
<td id="64265DB2FFE0002CFB15FA4FFAFBF9E4" box="[1199,1293,1548,1599]" gridcol="7" gridrow="10" pageId="1" pageNumber="598">B</td>
<td id="64265DB2FFE0002CFA9BFA4FFA76F9E4" box="[1313,1408,1548,1599]" gridcol="8" gridrow="10" pageId="1" pageNumber="598">B</td>
</tr>
<tr id="27F734CEFFE0002CFF18FA12FA76F9BC" box="[162,1408,1617,1639]" gridrow="11" pageId="1" pageNumber="598">
<th id="64265DB2FFE0002CFF18FA12FEADF9BC" box="[162,347,1617,1639]" gridcol="0" gridrow="11" pageId="1" pageNumber="598">11. nasals</th>
<td id="64265DB2FFE0002CFEC2FA12FE2EF9BC" box="[376,472,1617,1639]" gridcol="1" gridrow="11" pageId="1" pageNumber="598">A</td>
<td id="64265DB2FFE0002CFDB9FA12FD95F9BC" box="[515,611,1617,1639]" gridcol="2" gridrow="11" pageId="1" pageNumber="598">A</td>
<td id="64265DB2FFE0002CFD3DFA12FCFAF9BC" box="[647,780,1617,1639]" gridcol="3" gridrow="11" pageId="1" pageNumber="598">A</td>
<td id="64265DB2FFE0002CFC8BFA12FC66F9BC" box="[817,912,1617,1639]" gridcol="4" gridrow="11" pageId="1" pageNumber="598">B</td>
<td id="64265DB2FFE0002CFC1EFA12FBF2F9BC" box="[932,1028,1617,1639]" gridcol="5" gridrow="11" pageId="1" pageNumber="598">B</td>
<td id="64265DB2FFE0002CFB93FA12FB63F9BC" box="[1065,1173,1617,1639]" gridcol="6" gridrow="11" pageId="1" pageNumber="598">B</td>
<td id="64265DB2FFE0002CFB15FA12FAFBF9BC" box="[1199,1293,1617,1639]" gridcol="7" gridrow="11" pageId="1" pageNumber="598">B</td>
<td id="64265DB2FFE0002CFA9BFA12FA76F9BC" box="[1313,1408,1617,1639]" gridcol="8" gridrow="11" pageId="1" pageNumber="598">B</td>
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<th id="64265DB2FFE0002CFF18FA3AFEADF954" box="[162,347,1657,1679]" gridcol="0" gridrow="12" pageId="1" pageNumber="598">12. iris colour</th>
<td id="64265DB2FFE0002CFEC2FA3AFE2EF954" box="[376,472,1657,1679]" gridcol="1" gridrow="12" pageId="1" pageNumber="598">dark</td>
<td id="64265DB2FFE0002CFDB9FA3AFD95F954" box="[515,611,1657,1679]" gridcol="2" gridrow="12" pageId="1" pageNumber="598">dark</td>
<td id="64265DB2FFE0002CFD3DFA3AFCFAF954" box="[647,780,1657,1679]" gridcol="3" gridrow="12" pageId="1" pageNumber="598">dark</td>
<td id="64265DB2FFE0002CFC8BFA3AFC66F954" box="[817,912,1657,1679]" gridcol="4" gridrow="12" pageId="1" pageNumber="598">light</td>
<td id="64265DB2FFE0002CFC1EFA3AFBF2F954" box="[932,1028,1657,1679]" gridcol="5" gridrow="12" pageId="1" pageNumber="598">light</td>
<td id="64265DB2FFE0002CFB93FA3AFB63F954" box="[1065,1173,1657,1679]" gridcol="6" gridrow="12" pageId="1" pageNumber="598">light</td>
<td id="64265DB2FFE0002CFB15FA3AFAFBF954" box="[1199,1293,1657,1679]" gridcol="7" gridrow="12" pageId="1" pageNumber="598">light</td>
<td id="64265DB2FFE0002CFA9BFA3AFA76F954" box="[1313,1408,1657,1679]" gridcol="8" gridrow="12" pageId="1" pageNumber="598">light</td>
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<tr id="27F734CEFFE0002CFF18FAE2FA76F90F" box="[162,1408,1697,1748]" gridrow="13" pageId="1" pageNumber="598">
<th id="64265DB2FFE0002CFF18FAE2FEADF90F" box="[162,347,1697,1748]" gridcol="0" gridrow="13" pageId="1" pageNumber="598">13. orange flush on tail of males</th>
<td id="64265DB2FFE0002CFEC2FAE2FE2EF90F" box="[376,472,1697,1748]" gridcol="1" gridrow="13" pageId="1" pageNumber="598">yes</td>
<td id="64265DB2FFE0002CFDB9FAE2FD95F90F" box="[515,611,1697,1748]" gridcol="2" gridrow="13" pageId="1" pageNumber="598">yes</td>
<td id="64265DB2FFE0002CFD3DFAE2FCFAF90F" box="[647,780,1697,1748]" gridcol="3" gridrow="13" pageId="1" pageNumber="598">yes</td>
<td id="64265DB2FFE0002CFC8BFAE2FC66F90F" box="[817,912,1697,1748]" gridcol="4" gridrow="13" pageId="1" pageNumber="598">no</td>
<td id="64265DB2FFE0002CFC1EFAE2FBF2F90F" box="[932,1028,1697,1748]" gridcol="5" gridrow="13" pageId="1" pageNumber="598">no</td>
<td id="64265DB2FFE0002CFB93FAE2FB63F90F" box="[1065,1173,1697,1748]" gridcol="6" gridrow="13" pageId="1" pageNumber="598">no</td>
<td id="64265DB2FFE0002CFB15FAE2FAFBF90F" box="[1199,1293,1697,1748]" gridcol="7" gridrow="13" pageId="1" pageNumber="598">no</td>
<td id="64265DB2FFE0002CFA9BFAE2FA76F90F" box="[1313,1408,1697,1748]" gridcol="8" gridrow="13" pageId="1" pageNumber="598">no</td>
</tr>
<tr id="27F734CEFFE0002CFF18FAA5FA76F8C1" box="[162,1408,1766,1818]" gridrow="14" pageId="1" pageNumber="598" rowspan-3="1">
<th id="64265DB2FFE0002CFF18FAA5FEADF8C1" box="[162,347,1766,1818]" gridcol="0" gridrow="14" pageId="1" pageNumber="598">14. ventral colour pattern</th>
<td id="64265DB2FFE0002CFEC2FAA5FE2EF8C1" box="[376,472,1766,1818]" gridcol="1" gridrow="14" pageId="1" pageNumber="598">A</td>
<td id="64265DB2FFE0002CFDB9FAA5FD95F8C1" box="[515,611,1766,1818]" gridcol="2" gridrow="14" pageId="1" pageNumber="598">B</td>
<td id="64265DB2FFE0002CFC8BFAA5FC66F8C1" box="[817,912,1766,1818]" gridcol="4" gridrow="14" pageId="1" pageNumber="598">C</td>
<td id="64265DB2FFE0002CFC1EFAA5FBF2F8C1" box="[932,1028,1766,1818]" gridcol="5" gridrow="14" pageId="1" pageNumber="598">C</td>
<td id="64265DB2FFE0002CFB93FAA5FB63F8C1" box="[1065,1173,1766,1818]" gridcol="6" gridrow="14" pageId="1" pageNumber="598">C</td>
<td id="64265DB2FFE0002CFB15FAA5FAFBF8C1" box="[1199,1293,1766,1818]" gridcol="7" gridrow="14" pageId="1" pageNumber="598">C</td>
<td id="64265DB2FFE0002CFA9BFAA5FA76F8C1" box="[1313,1408,1766,1818]" gridcol="8" gridrow="14" pageId="1" pageNumber="598">C</td>
</tr>
<tr id="27F734CEFFE0002CFF18FB6FFA76F899" box="[162,1408,1836,1858]" gridrow="15" pageId="1" pageNumber="598">
<th id="64265DB2FFE0002CFF18FB6FFEADF899" box="[162,347,1836,1858]" gridcol="0" gridrow="15" pageId="1" pageNumber="598">15. supraoculars</th>
<td id="64265DB2FFE0002CFEC2FB6FFE2EF899" box="[376,472,1836,1858]" gridcol="1" gridrow="15" pageId="1" pageNumber="598">usually 3</td>
<td id="64265DB2FFE0002CFDB9FB6FFD95F899" box="[515,611,1836,1858]" gridcol="2" gridrow="15" pageId="1" pageNumber="598">2</td>
<td id="64265DB2FFE0002CFD3DFB6FFCFAF899" box="[647,780,1836,1858]" gridcol="3" gridrow="15" pageId="1" pageNumber="598">3</td>
<td id="64265DB2FFE0002CFC8BFB6FFC66F899" box="[817,912,1836,1858]" gridcol="4" gridrow="15" pageId="1" pageNumber="598">2</td>
<td id="64265DB2FFE0002CFC1EFB6FFBF2F899" box="[932,1028,1836,1858]" gridcol="5" gridrow="15" pageId="1" pageNumber="598">2</td>
<td id="64265DB2FFE0002CFB93FB6FFB63F899" box="[1065,1173,1836,1858]" gridcol="6" gridrow="15" pageId="1" pageNumber="598">2</td>
<td id="64265DB2FFE0002CFB15FB6FFAFBF899" box="[1199,1293,1836,1858]" gridcol="7" gridrow="15" pageId="1" pageNumber="598">2</td>
<td id="64265DB2FFE0002CFA9BFB6FFA76F899" box="[1313,1408,1836,1858]" gridcol="8" gridrow="15" pageId="1" pageNumber="598">2</td>
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<tr id="27F734CEFFE0002CFF18FB17FA76F85C" box="[162,1408,1876,1927]" gridrow="16" pageId="1" pageNumber="598">
<th id="64265DB2FFE0002CFF18FB17FEADF85C" box="[162,347,1876,1927]" gridcol="0" gridrow="16" pageId="1" pageNumber="598">16. upper palprebrals</th>
<td id="64265DB2FFE0002CFEC2FB17FE2EF85C" box="[376,472,1876,1927]" gridcol="1" gridrow="16" pageId="1" pageNumber="598">enlarged</td>
<td id="64265DB2FFE0002CFDB9FB17FD95F85C" box="[515,611,1876,1927]" gridcol="2" gridrow="16" pageId="1" pageNumber="598">enlarged</td>
<td id="64265DB2FFE0002CFD3DFB17FCFAF85C" box="[647,780,1876,1927]" gridcol="3" gridrow="16" pageId="1" pageNumber="598">not enlarged</td>
<td id="64265DB2FFE0002CFC8BFB17FC66F85C" box="[817,912,1876,1927]" gridcol="4" gridrow="16" pageId="1" pageNumber="598">not enlarged</td>
<td id="64265DB2FFE0002CFC1EFB17FBF2F85C" box="[932,1028,1876,1927]" gridcol="5" gridrow="16" pageId="1" pageNumber="598">not enlarged</td>
<td id="64265DB2FFE0002CFB93FB17FB63F85C" box="[1065,1173,1876,1927]" gridcol="6" gridrow="16" pageId="1" pageNumber="598">not enlarged</td>
<td id="64265DB2FFE0002CFB15FB17FAFBF85C" box="[1199,1293,1876,1927]" gridcol="7" gridrow="16" pageId="1" pageNumber="598">not enlarged</td>
<td id="64265DB2FFE0002CFA9BFB17FA76F85C" box="[1313,1408,1876,1927]" gridcol="8" gridrow="16" pageId="1" pageNumber="598">not enlarged</td>
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</paragraph>
<paragraph id="9978368CFFE3FFD1FF7DFCDBFC47FE1F" blockId="2.[151,1436,152,452]" pageId="2" pageNumber="599">
The ‘
<emphasis id="ABB3EA9EFFE3FFD1FEBEFCDBFEABFF74" box="[260,349,152,175]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="599">timlowi’</emphasis>
species group is separated from
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<emphasis id="ABB3EA9EFFE3FFD1FD6CFCDBFCDBFF74" box="[726,813,152,175]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="599">Menetia</emphasis>
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, to which it was most recently assigned by at least 14 characters (
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). The polarity of most of these characters remains uncertain. One of these is clearly a derived character (
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): frontoparietals fused with interparietal to form a single shield (
<emphasis id="ABB3EA9EFFE3FFD1FB8AFC9EFBB0FF2F" box="[1072,1094,221,244]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="599">vs</emphasis>
interparietal distinct from fused frontoparietals) and is a very rare condition seen in only a few other Australian skinks (
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). Two other characters are most likely derived (15 and
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) but each is only diagnostic for two of the three
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<emphasis id="ABB3EA9EFFE3FFD1FB5EFD61FA60FEE2" box="[1252,1430,290,313]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="599">Pygmaeascincus</emphasis>
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. The first is a reduced number of supraoculars. A reduction from the plesiomorphic condition of four supraoculars (
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) is derived in both
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<emphasis id="ABB3EA9EFFE3FFD1FE26FD2BFDBBFEA4" box="[412,589,360,383]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="599">Pygmaeascincus</emphasis>
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and
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<emphasis id="ABB3EA9EFFE3FFD1FD38FD2BFD2FFEA4" box="[642,729,360,383]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="599">Menetia</emphasis>
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, but in
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<emphasis id="ABB3EA9EFFE3FFD1FC91FD2BFC74FEA4" box="[811,898,360,383]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="599">Menetia</emphasis>
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there are always two supraoculars whereas two of the three
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<emphasis id="ABB3EA9EFFE3FFD1FF40FDC9FE5AFE7A" box="[250,428,394,417]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="599">Pygmaeascincus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
have 3 (
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). The second is the presence of enlarged upper palprebrals in
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and
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<emphasis id="ABB3EA9EFFE3FFD1FA36FDC9FF1FFE1F" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="599">P sadlieri</emphasis>
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, a condition that appears to be unique within skinks (
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).
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