Lyon's Grassland Striped Skink
Austroablepharus barrylyoni
Australia's Threatened Species Category
Critically Endangered
Listed since: 7/09/2023
IUCN's Threatened Species Category
Not Listed
Listed since:
Population trend:
Other names: Lyon's Snake-eyed Skink
Priority species? No
The Australian government's Threatened Species Action Plan 2022-2032 selected over 100 priority species derived from consultation with threatened species experts and the wider community. While all species are important, focusing on a limited number of species can help target effort and resources so that outcomes can be achieved, measured and shared.
Description
Lyon�s Grassland Striped Skink is a small lizard with the only sightings at Springfield Station near Mount Surprise in far north Queensland between 1976 and 1981. No further sightings or records have occurred since this time, including from targeted surveys at the original detection location in 2016. Therefore, information about the biology and ecology of Lyon�s Grassland Striped Skink is extremely limited and is inferred from related skinks in the same genus.
Threats
The primary threat to the persistence of Lyon�s Grassland Striped Skink is its occurrence in one small area that is being degraded by cattle grazing and the encroachment of weeds. One or both of these changes is inferred to have caused a significant decline and potential extinction of this species.
Quollity Conservation Hub's Overall Priority Score
Average life span:
Unknown
Number of young produced each year:
Unknown
Number of breeding events each year:
Unknown
Minimum sexual maturity age:
Unknown
Who is helping
Useful links for more detailed information on this species
DCCEEW - Australian Government Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
SPRAT - DCCEEW Species Profile and Threats Database