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A new genus to accommodate three skinks currently assigned to Menetia (Lacertilia: Scincidae)

  • 1. Natural Environments Program, Queensland Museum, PO Box 3300, South Brisbane, Queensland 4101, Australia.
  • 2. Centre for Tropical Biodiversity & Climate Change, School of Marine & Tropical Biology, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland 4811, Australia

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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, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3884.6.8

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