Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Woodbush legless skink (Acontias rieppeli), recorded as Endangered
Woodbush legless skink (Acontias rieppeli). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Endangered

Woodbush legless skink

Acontias rieppeli

Woodbush legless skink is a skink in the family Scincidae — Acontias rieppeli, recorded as Endangered and tied to South Africa.

Status
Endangered
Scientific name
Acontias rieppeli
Recorded from
South Africa
Taxonomy
Squamata · Scincidae · Acontias

The skink

Woodbush legless skink is a skink in the family Scincidae — Acontias rieppeli.

Range and habitat

It is found in the Wolkberg mountains of Limpopo Province, South Africa.

Pins are Wikidata “endemic to” fields. Orange dots, when present, are GBIF occurrence tiles — survey bias included.

Diet

Most skinks forage in leaf litter or under cover. Burrowing species slip through sand or soil more than they climb.

In crisis

Woodbush legless skink is Endangered on this catalog because that is the IUCN category stored on Wikidata. Confirm the official criteria and any later count on iucnredlist.org.

Sources

Written for this catalog from the English Wikipedia article on Woodbush legless skink, Wikidata item Q2295640. Family and order context is original field-guide writing about the group, not a copied assessment of this one species. Wikipedia text is CC BY-SA. Not an IUCN assessment. Counts, when quoted, can change — confirm them on the recovery programme and on iucnredlist.org.

Photograph via Wikimedia Commons. Wikipedia · Wikidata · IUCN Red List.

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Quick answers

What is Woodbush legless skink?
Woodbush legless skink is a skink in the family Scincidae — Acontias rieppeli.
What is the conservation status of Woodbush legless skink?
Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Acontias rieppeli. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Woodbush legless skink live?
It is found in the Wolkberg mountains of Limpopo Province, South Africa.
Why is Woodbush legless skink in crisis?
It is Endangered on Wikidata. Read the official Red List assessment for the criteria.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Acontias rieppeli?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Woodbush legless skink a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.