Hemiergis talbingoensis

Three-toed Skink at Braidwood, NSW

Hemiergis talbingoensis at Braidwood, NSW - 22 Mar 2025 02:09 PM
Hemiergis talbingoensis at Braidwood, NSW - 22 Mar 2025 02:09 PM
Hemiergis talbingoensis at Braidwood, NSW - 22 Mar 2025 02:09 PM
Hemiergis talbingoensis at Braidwood, NSW - 22 Mar 2025 02:09 PM
Hemiergis talbingoensis at Braidwood, NSW - 22 Mar 2025 02:09 PM
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Identification history

Hemiergis talbingoensis 23 Mar 2025 PatrickCampbell2
Unidentified 22 Mar 2025 MatthewFrawley

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User's notes

Never seen this species of skink before on my Braidwood property, with thanks to Suzanne for the initial sighting

3 comments

   22 Mar 2025
Very long and shiny, legs small, initially thought it was a snake or legless lizard.
wombey wrote:
   22 Mar 2025
In the old money it would have been decresiensis, now confined to SA. Notice the three toes, hence the name!
   23 Mar 2025
Now Hemiergis talbingoensis ssp. talbingoensis.

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Additional information

  • Unknown Gender
  • Alive / healthy Animal health

Species information

  • Hemiergis talbingoensis Scientific name
  • Three-toed Skink Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 1305.51m Recorded at altitude
  • 145 images trained Machine learning
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  • Synonyms

    Hemiergis decresiensis Hemiergis decresiensis talbingoensis

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