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. It is common in swamp gum forest.[2]
It is a burrowing species characterised by a very elongated body, small limbs, and a long tail. It has only three small toes on each limb. 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.
- ↑ A listing of Australian Skinks www.kingsnake.com 10 January 2001 (accessed 15 January 2007
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