Peron's earless skink
| Four-toed earless skink | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Hemiergis |
| Species: | H. peronii |
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Hemiergis peronii (Gray, 1831) |
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The four-toed earless skink (Hemiergis peronii ), 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 specific name, peronii, is in honor of François Péron, a French naturalist and explorer.
H. peronii is found in coastal and subcoastal areas of the following Australian states: Western Australia, South Australia, and western Victoria.
H. peronii has an average snout-vent length of 8 cm (3.1 in).
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