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Hemiergis decresiensis (Three-toed Earless Skink)

Synonyms: Hemiergis polylepis; Lygosoma decresiense; Peromelis decresiensis; Tridactylus decresiensis; Zygnis decresiensis

Wikipedia Abstract

The three-toed earless skink, Hemiergis decresiensis, is a viviparous earless skink from southeastern Australia. It is common in swamp gum forest. 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.
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Infraspecies

Hemiergis decresiensis continentis
Hemiergis decresiensis decresiensis

Attributes

Adult Weight [1]  2 grams
Habitat Substrate [2]  Fossorial
Litter Size [1]  3
Litters / Year [1]  1
Maximum Longevity [1]  2 years
Reproductive Mode [2]  Viviparous
Snout to Vent Length [1]  2.362 inches (6 cm)

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Nathan P. Myhrvold, Elita Baldridge, Benjamin Chan, Dhileep Sivam, Daniel L. Freeman, and S. K. Morgan Ernest. 2015. An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96:3109
♦ 2Meiri, Shai (2019), Data from: Traits of lizards of the world: variation around a successful evolutionary design, Dryad, Dataset, https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.f6t39kj
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0