AROD > Reptiles / Squamata / Scincidae / Hemiergis
Earless skinks
Hemiergis
- Wagler, 1830
Pronunciation: | hem-ee-URGE-iss | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Etymology: | 'half worker', in reference to the short limbs1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Statistics: |
Reproductive modes:
Live-bearing - 6 out of 7 Australian species Oviparous - 1 out of 7 Australian species Size range: Smallest Australian species: southwestern earless skink (Hemiergis initialis) at 5 cm Longest Australian species: south-western mulch-skink (Hemiergis gracilipes) at 9 cm |
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Number of Australian species: | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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- Ehmann, Harald (1992). Encyclopedia of Australian animals: Reptiles. Angus and Robertson. 495 pp - search web for this book