| Earless skinks | |
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| Hemiergis peronii — Peron's earless skink or lowlands earless skink | |
Scientific classification  | |
| 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]
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]
Aphaniotis is a genus of agamid lizards from Southeast Asia.
Emoia is a genus of skinks, lizards in the subfamily Eugongylinae. The genus Emoia belongs to a group of genera mainly from the southwestern Pacific-Australian region.
Nannoscincus is a genus of small skinks, lizards in the family Scincidae. The genus is endemic to New Caledonia.
Nessia is a genus of skinks, lizards in the family Scincidae. The genus is endemic to Sri Lanka. Species in the genus Nessia are commonly known as snake skinks.
Saiphos is a monotypic genus of lizard in the family Scincidae. The genus contains one species, Saiphos equalis, which is endemic to Australia. It is also known commonly as the three-toed skink and the yellow-bellied three-toed skink.
The three-toed earless skink is a viviparous earless skink from southeastern Australia.
Morethia boulengeri is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Australia and Indonesia.
The two-toed earless skink(Hemiergis quadrilineatus) is a common species of skink found in coastal south-western Western Australia. It is characterised by its long tail, an absence of ear-holes, shiny skin, yellow underside and short weak limbs, each of which with only two toes. It can grow to be over 10 cm in length, however the average size is approximately 7.5 cm. It also exhibits a snake-like movement, and due to the small size and non-functionality of limbs in locomotion, it is often referred to as a legless lizard.
The four-toed earless skink, also known commonly as Péron's earless skink, the lowlands earless skink, or the four-toed mulch skink, is a viviparous earless skink endemic to southern Australia.
The common supple skink, Lankascincus fallax, also known as Peters's tree skink, is a species of skink endemic to island of Sri Lanka.
Tympanocryptis tetraporophora, also known as Eyrean earless dragon or long-tailed earless dragon, is one of a documented species of a relatively small dragon belonging to the genus Tympanocryptis. Tympanocryptis is differentiated from other genera within the family Agamidae by a tympanum covered with scales and a missing phalange in the fifth toe of the rear foot. T. tetraporophora is a ground dwelling dragon inhabiting semi arid regions of central New South Wales, arid regions of South Australia, Northern Territory, Queensland and tropical grasslands of Northern Queensland.
The Quinkan ctenotus is a species of Australian skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae.
The earless dwarf skink is a species of skink found in New Caledonia.
Anomalopus verreauxii, also known commonly as the three-clawed worm-skink or Verreaux's skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Australia.
The three-toed skink can refer to several animals, all of the family Scincidae:
The south-western mulch-skink is a species of skink found in Western Australia.
The southwestern earless skink is a species of skink found in South Australia and Western Australia.
The Triodia earless skink is a species of skink found in Australia.
The Victoria three-toed earless skink is a species of skink found in New South Wales and Victoria in Australia.
The dwarf three-toed slider or wood mulch-slider is a species of skink found in Australia. Other common names for the species include timid slider and dwarf burrowing skink. The skink is a member of the Lerista genus which are confined to continental Australia and are mostly a burrowing species of skink. The genus consists of consists elongated, smooth-scaled, Fossorial lizards that are specialized for life in the upper soils and dry leaf litter through which they slide using Lateral undulation as a form of locomotive action, giving rise to their nickname as sliders. They normally emerge of a night-time to hunt for small Invertebrates such as ants, termites and insects. If disturbed, they dive immediately into any loose substrate to avoid predation, this behavior leaves behind a distinctive disrupted wavy track that often found on sandy flats or dunes, roads and tracks.
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