Eastern mourning skink


The eastern mourning skink, also known commonly as Coventry's spinytail skink and the swamp skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Australia.

Etymology

The specific name, coventryi, is in honor of Australian herpetologist Albert John Coventry.

Geographic range

L. coventryi is found in the Australian states of South Australia, Victoria, and possibly New South Wales.

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of L. coventryi is freshwater wetlands such as marshes and swamps.

Description

L. coventryi has an average snout-to-vent length of, with a long tail, which is almost one and a half times SVL.

Reproduction

L. coventryi is viviparous.