Pygmaeascincus timlowi, also known commonly as the dwarf litter-skink, Low's four-fingered skink, and Low's pygmy skink, is a species of lizard in the subfamily Eugongylinae of the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Queensland in Australia.
Description Pygmaeascincus timlowi is dark brown to gray dorsally, with darker-colored flanks. The scales on the upper eyelid are large, and there is only one pretemporal scale. Adults have an average snout-to-vent length (SVL) of . 688 pp.
Etymology The specific name, timlowi, is in honor of Australian biologist Tim Low. (Menetia timlowi).
Habitat The preferred natural habitats of Pygmaeascincus timlowi are forest and shrubland.
Reproduction Pygmaeascincus timlowi is oviparous. Clutch size is one or two eggs.
References
Further reading xxx + 1,033 pp. (Menetia timlowi, p. 658). (Pygmaeascincus, new genus; Pygmaeascincus timlowi, new combination). (Menetia timlowi, new species, pp. 185–186, Figures 1–2). (Lygisaurus timlowi, new combination, p. 340 + Figures 3–5).