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Three-toed earless skink
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
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.

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.

It lays several oval-shaped eggs that hatch only a few days later.

References

1. 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. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
2. "Hemiergis decresiensis". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
3. Cogger, Harold G. (1975). Reptiles and amphibians of Australia. Sydney: A.H. & A.W. Reed. pp. 294–295. ISBN 978-0589071769.

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