# 2026-15299: Florida's Mole Skink Lizard Gets Endangered Fix in Bureaucratic Oopsie

2026-15299, Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Endangered Species Status for Florida Keys Mole Skink; Correction, is a Federal Register rule from Interior Department, Fish and Wildlife Service published 2026-07-29, effective 2026-08-20 (as of 2026-08-05).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-15299
- As of: 2026-08-05
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2026-15299
- Title: Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Endangered Species Status for Florida Keys Mole Skink; Correction
- Type: Rule
- Agencies: Interior Department; Fish and Wildlife Service
- Citation: 91 FR 47792
- Published: 2026-07-29
- Effective: 2026-08-20
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: no
- Regulation identifier numbers: 1018-BG24
- Last updated: 2026-08-05

## In one line

Florida's Mole Skink Lizard Gets Endangered Fix in Bureaucratic Oopsie

## Summary

We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), are correcting a final rule that appeared in the Federal Register on July 21, 2026. The rule added the Florida Keys mole skink (Plestiodon egregius egregius), a lizard subspecies from the Florida Keys, Florida, to the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife.

## Effects PRIA read

- Florida Keys mole skink listed Endangered: mixed, low. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service added the Florida Keys mole skink (Plestiodon egregius egregius) to the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife with status “E” (Endangered). The final rule appeared July 21, 2026 (91 FR 45683) and this correction is effective August 20, 2026.

## Related documents

- [2026-14629](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-14629): Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Regulations for Designating Critical Habitat, 2026-07-21
- [2026-14633](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-14633): Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Regulations Pertaining to Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants, 2026-07-21
- [2026-14299](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-14299): Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Revised Designation of Critical Habitat for the Contiguous U.S. Distinct Population Segment…, 2026-07-16
- [2026-14195](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-14195): Rescinding the Definition of “Harm” Under the Endangered Species Act, 2026-07-14
- [2026-12955](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-12955): Process for Authorizing Seasonal Migratory Game Bird Hunting, 2026-06-26
- [2026-12951](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-12951): Process for Authorizing Seasonal Migratory Game Bird Hunting, 2026-06-26

## Sources
- [2026-15299 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/07/29/2026-15299/endangered-and-threatened-wildlife-and-plants-endangered-species-status-for-florida-keys-mole-skink)
- [2026-15299 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-07-29/pdf/2026-15299.pdf)

## Related
- [Previous: 2026-15298, Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Revised Designation of Critical…](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-15298)
- [Next: 2026-15300, Safety Zone; Lake Ontario, Olcott, NY](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-15300)
- [All Federal Register documents](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register)

Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-15299 (as of 2026-08-05).