Three-toed earless skink
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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
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
- . Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ "Hemiergis decresiensis". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
- ISBN 978-0589071769.
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