Home - Taxonomy - Geography - Biodiversity - Literature - Purchase RepFocus Recent updates Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk). Latest update: December 31st, 2022. Taxonomy of the family Scincidae Bibliography of the genus Lissolepis Biodiversity of the family Scincidae Genus Lissolepis Swamp Skinks, Mourning Skinks Australische Sumpfskinke Australske Sumpskinker 1872 Lissolepis Peters (type species: Cyclodus luctuosus Peters 1866) Contents: 2 species, both of which are endemic. Endemism: 0% 100% Remarks: Previously regarded as a synonym of Egernia (e.g., Cogger, Cameron & Cogger 1983). Revalidated by Gardner, Hugall, Donnellan, Hutchinson & Foster (2008). Distribution: Australia (New South Wales, South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia). Lissolepis coventryi Eastern Swamp Skink, Eastern Mourning Skink Ostaustralischer Sumpfskink Østaustralsk Sumpskink 1978 Egernia coventryi Storr Lissolepis coventryi Wells & Wellington 1985 1985 Lissolepis aquarius Wells & Wellington (tentative synonymy) Distribution: Australia (New South Wales, South Australia, Victoria). Lissolepis luctuosa Western Swamp Skink, Western Glossy Swamp Skink, Western Mourning Skink Westaustralischer Sumpfskink Vestaustralsk Sumpskink 1866 Cyclodus luctuosus Peters Egernia luctuosa Boulenger 1887 Tiliqua luctuosa Mitchell 1950 Lissolepis luctuosa Wells & Wellington 1985 1888 Egernia lauta De Vis (Cogger, Cameron & Cogger 1983) Distribution: Australia (Western Australia). Lissolepis luctuosa © Rune Midtgaard