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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
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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,
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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'': Griffith E, Pidgeon E (1831). ''The Class Reptilia arranged by the Baron Cuvier with specific descriptions''. (Volume IX in ''The Animal Kingdom'' series). London: Whittaker, Treacher, and Co. 481 pp. (''Seps peronii'', new species, p. 159). *Wilson, Steve; Swan, Gerry (2013). ''A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia, Fourth Edition''. Sydney: New Holland Publishers. 522 pp. . {{Taxonbar, from=Q3017723 Hemiergis Reptiles of Western Australia Reptiles described in 1831 Skinks of Australia Taxa named by John Edward Gray