Pygomeles petteri

{{short description|Species of reptile}}

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| image =

| status = EN

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=Randriamahazo, H. |author2=Vences, M. |date=2011 |title=Pygomeles petteri |volume=2011 |page=e.T172872A6933169 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T172872A6933169.en |access-date=18 November 2021}}

| genus = Pygomeles

| species = petteri

| authority = G. Pasteur & Paulian, 1962

| synonyms =

| range_map = Pygomeles petteri distribution.png

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Pygomeles petteri, also known commonly as Petter's short skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Madagascar.{{NRDB species|genus=Pygomeles |species=petteri|accessdate=20 October 2020}}