Earless skinks
Hemiergis - Wagler, 1830

Pronunciation:	hem-ee-URGE-iss
Etymology:	'half worker', in reference to the short limbs1 - Ehmann, Harald (1992). Encyclopedia of Australian animals: Reptiles. Angus and Robertson. 495 pp
Taxonomic notes:
Notes:
Statistics:	Reproductive modes: Oviparous - 1 out of 7 Australian species Live-bearing - 6 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
Number of Australian species:	7
	Adelaide, South Australia Photo © Jordan de Jong Hemiergis decresiensis Three-toed earless skink Year described (Cuvier 1829) Description Three fingers. Three toes. Lake Jasper, Western Australia Photo © Jordan Vos Hemiergis gracilipes South-western mulch-skink Year described (Steindachner 1870) Description Perth, Western Australia Photo © Mark Sanders Hemiergis initialis Southwestern earless skink Year described Werner 1910 Description 5 fingers. 5 toes. Eyre Peninsula, South Australia Photo © Jordan de Jong Hemiergis millewae Triodia earless skink Year described Coventry 1976 Description Five fingers. Five toes. Coffin Bay, South Australia Photo © Rob Valentic Hemiergis peronii Lowlands earless skink Year described (J.E. Gray 1831) Description H. peronii peronii has four fingers and toes. H. peronii tridactyla has three fingers and toes. Yalgorup, Western Australia Photo © Mark Sanders Hemiergis quadrilineata Two-toed earless skink Year described (Duméril & Bibron 1839) Description Two fingers. Two toes. Tom Groggin, New South Wales Photo © Mark Sanders Hemiergis talbingoensis Eastern three-toed earless skink Year described Copland 1946 Description Three toes and three fingers. Lacks ear opening. Belly may be cream to yellow. Moveable eyelid with a transparent scale.

1. Ehmann, Harald (1992). Encyclopedia of Australian animals: Reptiles. Angus and Robertson. 495 pp - search web for this book