Editing Three-toed earless skink

{{short description|Species of reptile}}
{{Speciesbox
| name = Three-toed earless skink
| image = Hemiergis decresiensis.jpg
| status = LC
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| status_ref = <ref name="iucn status 20 November 2021">{{cite iucn |author=Robertson, P. |author2=McDonald, P. |author3=Hutchinson, M. |author4=Fenner, A. |date=2018 |title=''Hemiergis decresiensis'' |volume=2018 |page=e.T125050413A101751622 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T125050413A101751622.en |access-date=20 November 2021}}</ref>
| genus = Hemiergis
| species = decresiensis
| authority = ([[Georges Cuvier|Cuvier]], 1829)
| range_map = Hemiergis decresiensis distribution.png
}}
The '''three-toed earless skink''' ('''''Hemiergis decresiensis''''') is a [[viviparous]] [[earless skink]] from southeastern [[Australia]].<ref name="RD">{{cite web|title=''Hemiergis decresiensis''|url=http://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Hemiergis&species=decresiensis&search_param=%28%28genus%3D%27Hemiergis%27%29%28species%3D%27decresiensis%27%29%29|publisher=The Reptile Database|accessdate=28 February 2018}}</ref>

==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.<ref name="Cogger">{{cite book|last1=Cogger|first1=Harold G.|title=Reptiles and amphibians of Australia.|date=1975|publisher=A.H. & A.W. Reed|location=Sydney|isbn=978-0589071769|pages=294–295}}</ref>

It lays several oval-shaped eggs that hatch only a few days later.

==References==
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[[Category:Hemiergis]]
[[Category:Skinks of Australia]]
[[Category:Endemic fauna of Australia]]
[[Category:Taxa named by Georges Cuvier]]
[[Category:Reptiles described in 1829]]


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