''Pygmaeascincus'' is a

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s in the

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Scincidae. All member

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Species

The following three

, listed alphabetically by

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, are recognized as being valid: *'' Pygmaeascincus koshlandae'' – fine-browed dwarf skink *''

Pygmaeascincus sadlieri The Magnetic Island dwarf skink (''Pygmaeascincus sadlieri'') is a species of skink found in Queensland in Australia. References

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'' – Magnetic Island dwarf skink *'' Pygmaeascincus timlowi'' – dwarf litter-skink ''

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in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than ''Pygmaeascincus''.

Etymology

The

, ''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

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Species

Etymology

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