Lowlands Earless Skink
Hemiergis peronii
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Chordates)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyScincidae (Skinks)
- GenusHemiergis (Earless Skinks)
- SpeciesHemiergis peronii (Lowlands Earless Skink)
About the Lowlands 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. The specific name, peronii, is in honor of François Péron, a French naturalist and explorer.
H. peronii is found in coastal and subcoastal areas of the following Australian states: Western Australia, South Australia, and western Victoria. H. peronii has an average snout-vent length of 8 cm (3.1 in). Cogger HG (2014). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,033 pp. ISBN 978-0643100350.
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. ISBN 978-1921517280. Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Flinders Chase
Pale-flecked Garden Sunskink
Lampropholis guichenoti
White's Rock-skink
Liopholis whitii
Shrubland Morethia Skink
Morethia obscura
Bull Skink
Liopholis multiscutata
Southeastern Slider
Lerista bougainvillii
Entrecasteaux's Skink
Pseudemoia entrecasteauxii
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Flinders Chase | 🇦🇺 Australia |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Lowlands Earless Skink in Flinders Chase?
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Lowlands Earless Skink sighting in Flinders Chase, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Lowlands Earless Skink in Flinders Chase?
May has the highest sighting rate for Lowlands Earless Skink in Flinders Chase in our monthly data.