Biology:Three-toed earless skink
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Short description: Species of reptile
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Hemiergis |
| Species: | H. decresiensis
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| 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
- ↑ Robertson, P.; McDonald, P.; Hutchinson, M.; Fenner, A. (2018). "Hemiergis decresiensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T125050413A101751622. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T125050413A101751622.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/125050413/101751622. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ↑ "Hemiergis decresiensis". The Reptile Database. http://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Hemiergis&species=decresiensis&search_param=%28%28genus%3D%27Hemiergis%27%29%28species%3D%27decresiensis%27%29%29. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
- ↑ Cogger, Harold G. (1975). Reptiles and amphibians of Australia.. Sydney: A.H. & A.W. Reed. pp. 294–295. ISBN 978-0589071769.
Wikidata ☰ Q3022829 entry
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