Three-toed earless skink
| Three-toed earless skink | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Hemiergis |
| Species: | H. decresiensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Hemiergis decresiensis Cuvier (1829) | |
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The three-toed earless skink, Hemiergis decresiensis, is a viviparous earless skink from southeastern Australia.[2]
Description
Hemiergis decresiensis is a thin, smooth-scaled lizard with short legs, a movable, transparent lower eyelid and no visible ear opening. It is a burrowing species with only three small toes on each limb. The upper surface is a rich brown colour with a few dark brown stripes or spots. Its sides are greyish brown with darker spots and there is a narrow dark brown line along the side of the head and through the eye.[3] It lays several oval-shaped eggs that hatch only a few days later.
References
- ↑ Hutchinson, M.N. (2010). "Hemiergis decresiensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2010: e.T178734A7605470. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
- ↑ "Hemiergis decresiensis". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
- ↑ Cogger, Harold G. (1975). Reptiles and amphibians of Australia. Sydney: A.H. & A.W. Reed. pp. 294–295. ISBN 0589071769.
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