| Earless skinks | |
|---|---|
| Hemiergis peronii — Peron's earless skink or lowlands earless skink | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: |
Hemiergis Wagler, 1830 |
| Type species | |
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Tridactylus decresiensis Cuvier, 1829 |
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| Species | |
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7 species (see text) |
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7 species (see text)
The earless skinks form the genus Hemiergis in the skink family Scincidae. All are found in Australia.
There are seven species:
Two additional species, H. graciloides and H. maccoyi, have been included in this genus but both are now classified in other genera.