Species:
Menetia greyii
Common Dwarf Skink
Some other names for this species:
Grey's Dwarf Skink, Grey's Menetia
November 9, 2005
Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia

This tiny skink was prowling around under a fragment of artificial turf at Kalbarri's sporting oval. It was extremely quick-moving, and frantically wiggled back under cover several times before it finally stopped long enough for a few photos.
This is considered an abundant and widespread species in Australia, but recent studies have shown that it's really an ill-described species complex, that includes some all-female parthenogenetic lineages.
Here is a complete list of the reptiles and frogs I saw on this trip to Western Australia.


