---
title: "Common Dwarf Skink"
description: "Menetia greyii — Reptielen. Menetia greyii, commonly known as the common dwarf skink or Grey's skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/common-dwarf-skink
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Common Dwarf Skink

> Menetia greyii — Reptielen. Menetia greyii, commonly known as the common dwarf skink or Grey's skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae.

- Scientific name: *Menetia greyii*
- Category: `reptiles` (Reptielen)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 581
- Wikidata: [Q3014658](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3014658)
- iNaturalist taxon: [37948](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/37948)

## Names

- en: Common Dwarf Skink

## Countries with the most observations

AU (520)

## Summary

Menetia greyii, commonly known as the common dwarf skink or Grey's skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is native to mainland Australia and Indonesia.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Menetia_greyii

## Photo

![Common Dwarf Skink](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/common-dwarf-skink/medium.jpg)

Photo: Max Tibby · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/254490019

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/common-dwarf-skink?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).