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title: "Two-toed Earless Skink"
description: "Hemiergis quadrilineatus — Reptilien. The two-toed earless skink (Hemiergis quadrilineatus) is a common species of skink found in coastal south-western, Western Australia."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/de/animal/two-toed-earless-skink
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Two-toed Earless Skink

> Hemiergis quadrilineatus — Reptilien. The two-toed earless skink (Hemiergis quadrilineatus) is a common species of skink found in coastal south-western, Western Australia.

- Scientific name: *Hemiergis quadrilineatus*
- Category: `reptiles` (Reptilien)
- Habitats: `urban` (Stadt & Garten), `savanna` (Savanne)
- iNaturalist observations: 573
- Wikidata: [Q3130156](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3130156)
- iNaturalist taxon: [539816](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/539816)

## Names

- en: Two-toed Earless Skink
- es: Hemiergis quadrilineata
- fr: Hemiergis quadrilineata
- it: Hemiergis quadrilineata
- nl: Hemiergis quadrilineata
- pt: Hemiergis quadrilineata
- pl: Hemiergis quadrilineatum

## Countries with the most observations

AU (554)

## Summary

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…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Two-toed_earless_skink

## Photo

![Two-toed Earless Skink](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/two-toed-earless-skink/medium.jpg)

Photo: Timothy Perrett · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/265130325

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/two-toed-earless-skink?lang=de` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).