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Earless Skink
The earless skinks form the genus ''Hemiergis'' in the skink family Scincidae. All earless skinks are native to Australia. Species There are seven species: * '' Hemiergis decresiensis'' (Cuvier, 1829) — three-toed earless skink * '' Hemiergis gracilipes'' (Steindachner, 1870) — south-western mulch-skink * '' Hemiergis initialis'' (Werner, 1910) — southwestern earless skink * '' Hemiergis millewae'' Coventry, 1976 — Triodia earless skink * ''Hemiergis peronii'' (Gray, 1831) — four-toed earless skink 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. Etymology The specific ..., Peron's earless skink, or lowlands earless skink * '' Hemiergis quadrilineatus'' (Duméril & Bibron, 1839) — two-toed earless skink * '' Hemiergis talbingoensis'' (Copland, 1946) — eastern three-toed earless skink Two ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hemiergis Peronii
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. Etymology The specific name, ''peronii'', is in honor of François Péron, a French naturalist and explorer.Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). ''The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles''. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (''Hemiergis peronii'', p. 203). Geographic range ''H. peronii'' is found in coastal and subcoastal areas of the following Australian states: Western Australia, South Australia, and western Victoria. Description ''H. peronii'' has an average snout-vent length of . References Further reading * Cogger HG (2014). ''Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition''. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,033 pp. . * Gray JE (1831). "The Animal Kingdom. Class Reptilia". ''In'': Grif ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Triodia Earless Skink
The ''Hemiergis millewae'', commonly known as the Millewa skink or Triodia earless skink, is a species of hemiergis lizards that is endemic to Australia. It is a specialist species, highly dependent on Spinifex (Triodia scariosa) for food and shelter, and has only been observed in semi-arid Mallee woodlands of southern and eastern Australia. It is considered endangered throughout parts of its range. Description ''Hermiergis millewae'' is a small, terrestrial (ground-dwelling) skink which is native to Australia. It is characterised by dark brown shiny scales with a burnt orange stripe along its back, from above the ear to its hindlimbs, and pale grey underbelly. The Millewa skink has an elongated body, with four short limbs each containing five digits and a long tail similar in length to its torso. As with other Hemiergis (earless) skinks, its ears are not visible and it has an ear depression entirely covered by scales. It has a fifth supralabial scale contacting the eye. ''He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Endemic Fauna Of Australia
Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsewhere. For example, the Cape sugarbird is found exclusively in southwestern South Africa and is therefore said to be ''endemic'' to that particular part of the world. An endemic species can be also be referred to as an ''endemism'' or in scientific literature as an ''endemite''. For example '' Cytisus aeolicus'' is an endemite of the Italian flora. '' Adzharia renschi'' was once believed to be an endemite of the Caucasus, but it was later discovered to be a non-indigenous species from South America belonging to a different genus. The extreme opposite of an endemic species is one with a cosmopolitan distribution, having a global or widespread range. A rare alternative term for a species that is endemic is "precinctive", which applies to s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eroticoscincus
''Eroticoscincus'' is a genus of skink Skinks are lizards belonging to the family Scincidae, a family in the infraorder Scincomorpha. With more than 1,500 described species across 100 different taxonomic genera, the family Scincidae is one of the most diverse families of lizards. Ski ...s from Queensland, Australia. It is monotypic, the sole species being ''Eroticoscincus graciloides''. References Fauna of Queensland Skinks of Australia Monotypic lizard genera Taxa named by Richard Walter Wells Taxa named by Cliff Ross Wellington {{Skink-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hemiergis Talbingoensis
The Victoria three-toed earless skink (''Hemiergis talbingoensis'') is a species of skink Skinks are lizards belonging to the family Scincidae, a family in the infraorder Scincomorpha. With more than 1,500 described species across 100 different taxonomic genera, the family Scincidae is one of the most diverse families of lizards. Ski ... found in New South Wales and Victoria in Australia. References {{Taxonbar, from=Q3130154 Hemiergis Reptiles described in 1946 Taxa named by Stephen J. Copland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Two-toed Earless Skink
The two-toed earless skink (''Hemiergis quadrilineatus'') is a common species of skink Skinks are lizards belonging to the family Scincidae, a family in the infraorder Scincomorpha. With more than 1,500 described species across 100 different taxonomic genera, the family Scincidae is one of the most diverse families of lizards. Ski ... found in coastal south-western, Western Australia. It is characterized by its long tail, an absence of ear-holes, shiny skin, yellow underside, and short weak limbs, each of which with only two toes. It can grow to be over 10 cm in length, however the average size is approximately 7.5 cm.Ehmann, Harald (1992). Encyclopedia of Australian animals: Reptiles. Angus and Robertson. 495 pp It also exhibits a snake-like movement, and due to the small size and non-functionality of limbs in locomotion, it is often referred to as a legless lizard. It typically inhabits bushland and scrub, however it is commonly found in Perth suburban backyards ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hemiergis Quadrilineatus
The two-toed earless skink (''Hemiergis quadrilineatus'') is a common species of skink Skinks are lizards belonging to the family Scincidae, a family in the infraorder Scincomorpha. With more than 1,500 described species across 100 different taxonomic genera, the family Scincidae is one of the most diverse families of lizards. Ski ... found in coastal south-western, Western Australia. It is characterized by its long tail, an absence of ear-holes, shiny skin, yellow underside, and short weak limbs, each of which with only two toes. It can grow to be over 10 cm in length, however the average size is approximately 7.5 cm.Ehmann, Harald (1992). Encyclopedia of Australian animals: Reptiles. Angus and Robertson. 495 pp It also exhibits a snake-like movement, and due to the small size and non-functionality of limbs in locomotion, it is often referred to as a legless lizard. It typically inhabits bushland and scrub, however it is commonly found in Perth suburban backyards ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Four-toed Earless Skink
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. Etymology The specific name, ''peronii'', is in honor of François Péron, a French naturalist and explorer.Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). ''The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles''. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (''Hemiergis peronii'', p. 203). Geographic range ''H. peronii'' is found in coastal and subcoastal areas of the following Australian states: Western Australia, South Australia, and western Victoria Victoria most commonly refers to: * Victoria (Australia), a state of the Commonwealth of Australia * Victoria, British Columbia, provincial capital of British Columbia, Canada * Victoria (mythology), Roman goddess of Victory * Victoria, Seychelle .... Description ''H. peronii'' has an average snout-vent l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hemiergis Millewae
The ''Hemiergis millewae'', commonly known as the Millewa skink or Triodia earless skink, is a species of hemiergis lizards that is endemic to Australia. It is a specialist species, highly dependent on Spinifex (Triodia scariosa) for food and shelter, and has only been observed in semi-arid Mallee woodlands of southern and eastern Australia. It is considered endangered throughout parts of its range. Description ''Hermiergis millewae'' is a small, terrestrial (ground-dwelling) skink which is native to Australia. It is characterised by dark brown shiny scales with a burnt orange stripe along its back, from above the ear to its hindlimbs, and pale grey underbelly. The Millewa skink has an elongated body, with four short limbs each containing five digits and a long tail similar in length to its torso. As with other Hemiergis (earless) skinks, its ears are not visible and it has an ear depression entirely covered by scales. It has a fifth supralabial scale contacting the eye. ''He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johann Georg Wagler
Johann Georg Wagler (28 March 1800 – 23 August 1832) was a German herpetologist and ornithologist. Wagler was assistant to Johann Baptist von Spix, and gave lectures in zoology at the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich after it was moved to Munich. He worked on the extensive collections brought back from Brazil by Spix, and published partly together with him books on reptiles from Brazil. Wagler wrote ''Monographia Psittacorum'' (1832), which included the correct naming of the blue macaws. In 1832, Wagler died of an accidental self-inflicted gunshot wound while out collecting in München-Moosach. Life Johann Georg Wagler was a German naturalist and scientist in the 19th century, whose works primarily focused on herpetology and ornithology (Beolens, Watkins & Grayson, 2011). Johan Georg Wagler was born on the 28th of March 1800, in the city of Nuremberg, where the Chancellor of the City Court was Wagler's father (Wagler, 1884). After taking up gymnastics at Nuremberg, J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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