Lissolepis luctuosa
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
The western mourning skink (Lissolepis luctuosa) is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. It is also called the western glossy swamp skink. The species is endemic to Australia and is found in the state of Western Australia. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| 1 | Perth | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Western Glossy Swamp Skink sighting in Perth on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 23rd most-seen of the 23 reptiles we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June, August and October–November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Western Glossy Swamp Skink in Perth on a given day, against under 5% in July, September and December–May, the lowest months.
Between 1 and 4 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Western Glossy Swamp Skink sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Perth, in our data
Perth is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Western Glossy Swamp Skink sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Scincidae
The closest relatives of the Western Glossy Swamp Skink that you can see in Perth (family Scincidae, Skinks) are Shingleback Lizard (about 40%), Buchanan's Snake-eyed Skink (about 40%) and Two-toed Earless Skink (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Western Glossy Swamp Skink is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Perth (7 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
