Biology:Earless skink

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Short description: Genus of lizards

Earless skinks
Lowland Earless Skink (Hemiergis peronii) (9389647025).jpg
Hemiergis peronii — Peron's earless skink or lowlands earless skink
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Subfamily: Sphenomorphinae
Genus: Hemiergis
Wagler, 1830
Type species
Tridactylus decresiensis
Cuvier, 1829
Species

7 species (see text)

The earless skinks form the genus Hemiergis in the skink family Scincidae. All earless skinks are native to Australia .[1][2]

Species

There are seven species:[1][2]

Two additional species, H. graciloides and H. maccoyi, have been included in this genus but both are now classified in other genera.[3]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q1890676 entry