Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Eastern mourning skink (Lissolepis coventryi), recorded as Endangered
Eastern mourning skink (Lissolepis coventryi). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Endangered

Eastern mourning skink

Lissolepis coventryi

Eastern mourning skink is a skink in the family Scincidae — Lissolepis coventryi, recorded as Endangered and tied to Australia.

Status
Endangered
Scientific name
Lissolepis coventryi
Recorded from
Australia
Taxonomy
Squamata · Scincidae · Lissolepis

The skink

Eastern mourning skink is a skink in the family Scincidae — Lissolepis coventryi.

Range and habitat

L. Coventryi is found in the Australian states of South Australia, Victoria, and possibly New South Wales. L. Coventryi usually lives in freshwater wetlands such as marshes and swamps. The species is endemic to Australia.

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

Eastern mourning 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 Eastern mourning skink, Wikidata item Q3242630. 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 Eastern mourning skink?
Eastern mourning skink is a skink in the family Scincidae — Lissolepis coventryi.
What is the conservation status of Eastern mourning skink?
Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Lissolepis coventryi. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Eastern mourning skink live?
L. Coventryi usually lives in freshwater wetlands such as marshes and swamps.
Why is Eastern mourning 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 Lissolepis coventryi?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Eastern mourning skink a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.