Hemiergis talbingoensis
1 Eastern Three-toed Earless Skink at Aranda, ACT
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| Hemiergis talbingoensis | WillO | 14 Sep 2021 |
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Seems to have only 3 digits but the yellow spotted underside convinced me it is a Mccoy's skink. Wrong again?
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14 Sep 2021
A good record from the suburbs Kevin, thanks for submitting it. This one is Hemiergis talbingoensis (Eastern Three-toed Skink). As you noted, it has three toes and three fingers and this is the main identification feature. McCoys Skink is similar in shape but has five fingers and toes and brown or range eye colour - black in Hemiergis.
14 Sep 2021
Thanks Will
It certainly moved like a 3-toed skink but it has such muscular forelegs and the underside pattern is spectacular, not like any of the few other 3-toed skinks we have seen at our place nearby. Juggling the skink, my gloves and the camera led to poor quality photos and I wanted to release it asap.
It certainly moved like a 3-toed skink but it has such muscular forelegs and the underside pattern is spectacular, not like any of the few other 3-toed skinks we have seen at our place nearby. Juggling the skink, my gloves and the camera led to poor quality photos and I wanted to release it asap.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.081467-35.257581
- Altitude 635.6m
- Places Aranda, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 14 Sep 2021 02:02 PM Recorded on
- KMcCue Recorded by
- Alive / healthy Animal health
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Species information
- Hemiergis talbingoensis Scientific name
- Eastern Three-toed Earless Skink Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1305.51m Recorded at altitude
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Synonyms
Hemiergis decresiensis Hemiergis decresiensis talbingoensis
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