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Three-toed earless skink

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Three-toed earless skink
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Reptilia
Order:
Squamata
Family:
Scincidae
Genus:
Hemiergis
Species:
H. decresiensis
Binomial name
Hemiergis decresiensis
(Cuvier, 1829)

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

  1. ^ Hutchinson, M.N. (2010). "Hemiergis decresiensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010. IUCN: e.T178734A7605470. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
  2. ^ A listing of Australian Skinks www.kingsnake.com 10 January 2001 (accessed 15 January 2007
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