242:(ground-dwelling) skink which is native to Australia. It is characterised by dark brown shiny scales with a burnt orange stripe along its back, from above the ear to its hindlimbs, and pale grey underbelly. The Millewa skink has an elongated body, with four short limbs each containing five digits and a long tail similar in length to its torso. As with other Hemiergis (earless) skinks, its ears are not visible and it has an ear depression entirely covered by scales. It has a fifth
189:
68:
43:
409:
susceptible as it is heavily reliant on large mature spinifex hummocks and leaf litter. Spinifex dwellers typically decline immediately following fires and are most prevalent in areas that experienced fire 19–50 years ago, evidenced by the fact that H. Millewae has not been found in any recently burned areas.
399:
Approximately 53 per cent of native vegetation has been cleared in the Mallee region to support agriculture, forestry, mining and urban development leading to fragmentation and degradation of Mallee woodlands. In addition, introduced and invasive species such as cattle and feral pigs trample spinifex
408:
Fires can be beneficial as they promote new spinifex growth, however changes to the frequency and intensity of fires (particularly in southern
Australia) alters the nature and distribution of vegetation which lizards depends on for food, shelter and reproduction. The Millewa skink particularly
308:(Spinifex), hence their other common name Triodia Earless Skink. They are heavily reliant on large clumps of spinifex with surrounding leaf litter which offers a suitable micro-climate and adequate food and protection without which it would be unlikely to survive.
1056:
386:
is also listed as a ‘Critically
Endangered Ecological Community’ as it only covers 400ha in the Barrier Range where isolated populations of Millewa skink were recently found.
227:) for food and shelter, and has only been observed in semi-arid Mallee woodlands of southern and eastern Australia. It is considered endangered throughout parts of its range.
830:
698:
986:
1012:
378:
due to its wide distribution across southern
Australia. However, it has been listed as endangered in Victoria owing to its limited distribution and reliance on
343:
The
Millewa skink has a fragmented distribution throughout the semi-arid Mallee eucalypt woodlands of southern Australia. There are isolated populations in the
1089:
1104:
335:, meaning the mother produces eggs which develop inside her and births live young. Female skinks generally birth one to two live young during late summer.
960:
352:
320:. It depends on the spinifex it inhabits for food, preying primarily on invertebrates which also inhabit hummocks such as ants and termites.
1099:
774:
474:
611:
921:
356:
1017:
845:
546:
67:
400:
as well as lizard burrows. This presents a key threat to the
Millewa which relies exclusively on Mallee spinifex.
899:
861:
178:
792:
810:
801:
692:
622:
450:
162:
677:"Range extension of the Millewa Skink Hemiergis millewae in the Murray-Sunset National Park, Victoria"
506:"Range extension of the Triodia Earless Skink Hemiergis millewae, and first record in New South Wales"
947:
908:
725:
676:
344:
295:
skink, drawing heat from warm surfaces in its environment in order to regulate its body temperature.
32:
188:
1094:
525:
239:
62:
223:
lizards that is endemic to
Australia. It is a specialist species, highly dependent on Spinifex (
1004:
991:
1038:
934:
753:
243:
1043:
568:
264:) was first identified and described in 1976 by A.J. Coventry. It is one of seven species of
1066:
1051:
796:
743:
733:
583:
517:
445:
304:
302:
woodlands in
Australia. They have been exclusively observed in areas with large hummocks of
292:
224:
913:
1025:
926:
823:
635:
427:
382:
making it susceptible to threats such as land clearing and bushfire. In New South Wales,
280:
which is one of the most diverse families of lizards characterized by their small limbs.
729:
748:
713:
360:
348:
299:
1083:
999:
529:
436:
375:
332:
265:
220:
139:
52:
47:
939:
712:
Canessa, Stefano; Heard, Geoffrey W.; Robertson, Peter; Sluiter, Ian R. K. (2015).
355:) and south-eastern South Australia, and in Victoria where they are limited to the
738:
973:
893:
317:
884:
714:"Dealing with Trade-Offs in Destructive Sampling Designs for Occupancy Surveys"
587:
79:
757:
650:
1030:
878:
119:
99:
521:
480:
965:
109:
505:
978:
89:
855:
569:"A new species of Hemiergis (Scincidae: Lygosominae) from Victoria"
793:"Hemiergis millewae. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017"
298:
The
Millewa skink is one of several specialist species limited to
277:
129:
359:. Isolated populations have also recently been discovered in the
952:
859:
547:"Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act 1988 (Vic) - Threatened List"
347:
bioregion of southern
Western Australia, in south-central (
846:"Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016 (NSW) - Schedule 2"
868:
802:
10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T109472762A109472767.en
451:
10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T109472762A109472767.en
374:is considered a species of 'Least Concern' by the
675:Nimmo D.G., Spence-Bailey L.M., Kenny S. (2008).
610:Mallee Catchment Management Authority (2013).
8:
697:: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (
363:bioregion in north-western New South Wales.
856:
576:Memoirs of the National Museum of Victoria
187:
41:
20:
829:CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (
800:
747:
737:
449:
272:, all of which are endemic to Australia.
418:
252:has a snout to vent length of 41-58mm.
819:
808:
690:
631:
620:
769:
767:
470:
468:
7:
670:
668:
666:
664:
605:
603:
601:
599:
597:
562:
560:
558:
556:
541:
539:
499:
497:
495:
493:
491:
489:
1090:IUCN Red List least concern species
437:IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
1105:Taxa named by Albert John Coventry
791:Shea, G. & Cogger, H. (2017).
14:
775:"Fire and Wildlife in the Mallee"
66:
1:
481:Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
426:Shea, G.; Cogger, H. (2017).
739:10.1371/journal.pone.0120340
612:"Mallee Lizards Field Guide"
357:Murray Sunset National Park
1121:
1100:Reptiles described in 1976
444:: e.T109472762A109472767.
246:scale contacting the eye.
588:10.24199/j.mmv.1976.37.02
483:. Accessed 22 March 2015.
195:
186:
168:
161:
63:Scientific classification
61:
39:
30:
23:
681:The Victorian Naturalist
211:, commonly known as the
844:NSW Government (2016).
655:Encyclopædia Britannica
567:Coventry, A.J. (1976).
504:Farquhar, J.E. (2020).
818:Cite journal requires
630:Cite journal requires
276:belongs to the family
316:The Millewa skink is
217:Triodia earless skink
649:Vitt, L (Oct 2018).
510:Australian Zoologist
196:The distribution of
730:2015PLoSO..1020340C
522:10.7882/AZ.2019.022
329:Hermiergis millewae
284:Ecology and habitat
260:The Millewa skink (
250:Hermiergis millewae
236:Hermiergis millewae
33:Conservation status
927:Hemiergis_millewae
914:Hemiergis_millewae
900:Hemiergis millewae
870:Hemiergis millewae
476:Hemiergis millewae
430:Hemiergis millewae
372:Hemiergis millewae
289:Hemiergis millewae
274:Hemiergis millewae
262:Hemiergis millewae
219:, is a species of
208:Hemiergis millewae
172:Hemiergis millewae
25:Hemiergis millewae
16:Species of reptile
1077:
1076:
1039:Open Tree of Life
862:Taxon identifiers
549:. September 2022.
203:
202:
56:
1112:
1070:
1069:
1060:
1059:
1047:
1046:
1034:
1033:
1021:
1020:
1008:
1007:
995:
994:
982:
981:
969:
968:
956:
955:
943:
942:
930:
929:
917:
916:
904:
903:
902:
889:
888:
887:
857:
850:
849:
841:
835:
834:
827:
821:
816:
814:
806:
804:
788:
782:
781:
779:
771:
762:
761:
751:
741:
709:
703:
702:
696:
688:
672:
659:
658:
646:
640:
639:
633:
628:
626:
618:
616:
607:
592:
591:
573:
564:
551:
550:
543:
534:
533:
501:
484:
472:
463:
462:
460:
458:
453:
423:
384:Triodia scariosa
380:Triodia scariosa
305:Triodia scariosa
225:Triodia scariosa
191:
174:
154:H. millewae
71:
70:
50:
45:
44:
21:
1120:
1119:
1115:
1114:
1113:
1111:
1110:
1109:
1080:
1079:
1078:
1073:
1065:
1063:
1055:
1050:
1042:
1037:
1029:
1026:Observation.org
1024:
1016:
1011:
1003:
998:
990:
985:
977:
972:
964:
959:
951:
946:
938:
933:
925:
920:
912:
907:
898:
897:
892:
883:
882:
877:
864:
854:
853:
843:
842:
838:
828:
817:
807:
790:
789:
785:
777:
773:
772:
765:
724:(3): e0120340.
711:
710:
706:
689:
674:
673:
662:
648:
647:
643:
629:
619:
614:
609:
608:
595:
571:
566:
565:
554:
545:
544:
537:
503:
502:
487:
473:
466:
456:
454:
425:
424:
420:
415:
406:
397:
392:
369:
353:Flinders Ranges
341:
326:
314:
300:Mallee Eucalypt
286:
258:
233:
182:
176:
170:
157:
65:
57:
46:
42:
35:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1118:
1116:
1108:
1107:
1102:
1097:
1092:
1082:
1081:
1075:
1074:
1072:
1071:
1061:
1048:
1035:
1022:
1009:
996:
983:
970:
957:
944:
931:
918:
905:
890:
874:
872:
866:
865:
860:
852:
851:
836:
820:|journal=
783:
763:
704:
660:
641:
632:|journal=
593:
552:
535:
516:(4): 636–640.
485:
464:
417:
416:
414:
411:
405:
402:
396:
393:
391:
388:
368:
365:
349:Eyre Peninsula
340:
337:
325:
322:
313:
310:
285:
282:
266:earless skinks
257:
254:
232:
229:
201:
200:
193:
192:
184:
183:
177:
166:
165:
159:
158:
151:
149:
145:
144:
137:
133:
132:
127:
123:
122:
117:
113:
112:
107:
103:
102:
97:
93:
92:
87:
83:
82:
77:
73:
72:
59:
58:
40:
37:
36:
31:
28:
27:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1117:
1106:
1103:
1101:
1098:
1096:
1093:
1091:
1088:
1087:
1085:
1068:
1062:
1058:
1053:
1049:
1045:
1040:
1036:
1032:
1027:
1023:
1019:
1014:
1010:
1006:
1001:
997:
993:
988:
984:
980:
975:
971:
967:
962:
958:
954:
949:
945:
941:
936:
932:
928:
923:
919:
915:
910:
906:
901:
895:
891:
886:
880:
876:
875:
873:
871:
867:
863:
858:
847:
840:
837:
832:
825:
812:
803:
798:
794:
787:
784:
776:
770:
768:
764:
759:
755:
750:
745:
740:
735:
731:
727:
723:
719:
715:
708:
705:
700:
694:
686:
682:
678:
671:
669:
667:
665:
661:
656:
652:
645:
642:
637:
624:
613:
606:
604:
602:
600:
598:
594:
589:
585:
581:
577:
570:
563:
561:
559:
557:
553:
548:
542:
540:
536:
531:
527:
523:
519:
515:
511:
507:
500:
498:
496:
494:
492:
490:
486:
482:
478:
477:
471:
469:
465:
452:
447:
443:
439:
438:
433:
431:
422:
419:
412:
410:
403:
401:
395:Land clearing
394:
389:
387:
385:
381:
377:
376:IUCN Red List
373:
366:
364:
362:
361:Barrier Range
358:
354:
350:
346:
338:
336:
334:
333:ovoviviparous
330:
323:
321:
319:
318:insectivorous
311:
309:
307:
306:
301:
296:
294:
293:thigmothermic
290:
283:
281:
279:
275:
271:
268:in the genus
267:
263:
255:
253:
251:
247:
245:
241:
237:
230:
228:
226:
222:
218:
214:
213:Millewa skink
210:
209:
199:
194:
190:
185:
180:
175:
173:
167:
164:
163:Binomial name
160:
156:
155:
150:
147:
146:
143:
142:
138:
135:
134:
131:
128:
125:
124:
121:
118:
115:
114:
111:
108:
105:
104:
101:
98:
95:
94:
91:
88:
85:
84:
81:
78:
75:
74:
69:
64:
60:
54:
49:
48:Least Concern
38:
34:
29:
26:
22:
19:
869:
839:
811:cite journal
786:
721:
717:
707:
693:cite journal
684:
680:
654:
644:
623:cite journal
579:
575:
513:
509:
475:
455:. Retrieved
441:
435:
429:
421:
407:
398:
383:
379:
371:
370:
367:Conservation
342:
339:Distribution
328:
327:
324:Reproduction
315:
303:
297:
288:
287:
273:
269:
261:
259:
249:
248:
238:is a small,
235:
234:
216:
212:
207:
206:
204:
197:
171:
169:
153:
152:
140:
24:
18:
974:iNaturalist
894:Wikispecies
457:18 November
244:supralabial
240:terrestrial
231:Description
198:H. milliwae
1084:Categories
687:: 110–113.
413:References
1095:Hemiergis
1005:109472762
582:: 23–26.
530:199106464
404:Bushfires
345:Coolgardi
278:scincidae
270:Hemiergis
221:hemiergis
148:Species:
141:Hemiergis
130:Scincidae
86:Kingdom:
80:Eukaryota
1057:millewae
992:10925843
885:Q3130153
879:Wikidata
758:25760868
718:PLOS ONE
256:Taxonomy
179:Coventry
126:Family:
120:Squamata
110:Reptilia
100:Chordata
96:Phylum:
90:Animalia
76:Domain:
53:IUCN 3.1
1044:1037723
966:2463637
780:. 2010.
749:4356509
726:Bibcode
651:"Skink"
479:at the
390:Threats
136:Genus:
116:Order:
106:Class:
51: (
1067:194525
1064:uBio:
1018:979794
953:456661
756:
746:
528:
181:, 1976
1031:99962
987:IRMNG
979:38365
940:3KNNT
778:(PDF)
615:(PDF)
572:(PDF)
526:S2CID
291:is a
1013:NCBI
1000:IUCN
961:GBIF
831:link
824:help
754:PMID
699:link
636:help
459:2021
442:2017
351:and
331:are
312:Diet
205:The
948:EoL
935:CoL
922:AFD
909:ADW
797:doi
744:PMC
734:doi
685:125
584:doi
518:doi
446:doi
215:or
1086::
1054::
1052:RD
1041::
1028::
1015::
1002::
989::
976::
963::
950::
937::
924::
911::
896::
881::
815::
813:}}
809:{{
795:.
766:^
752:.
742:.
732:.
722:10
720:.
716:.
695:}}
691:{{
683:.
679:.
663:^
653:.
627::
625:}}
621:{{
596:^
580:37
578:.
574:.
555:^
538:^
524:.
514:40
512:.
508:.
488:^
467:^
440:.
434:.
848:.
833:)
826:)
822:(
805:.
799::
760:.
736::
728::
701:)
657:.
638:)
634:(
617:.
590:.
586::
532:.
520::
461:.
448::
432:"
428:"
55:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
