Hemiergis quadrilineatus
In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%
The two-toed earless skink (Hemiergis quadrilineatus) is a common species of skink 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. 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 amongst leaves or under rocks. Wikipedia →
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| 1 | Perth | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Two-toed Earless Skink sighting in Perth on a given day, based on 175 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 5th most-seen of the 23 reptiles we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 60%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April–June and September–December
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Two-toed Earless Skink in Perth on a given day, against about 10% in February, the lowest month.
Between 3 and 6 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Two-toed Earless Skink sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Perth, in our data
Perth is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Two-toed Earless Skink sightings: about 30% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Scincidae
The closest relatives of the Two-toed Earless Skink that you can see in Perth (family Scincidae, Skinks) are Shingleback Lizard (about 40%), Buchanan's Snake-eyed Skink (about 40%) and King's Skink (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Two-toed Earless Skink is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Perth (175 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
