Where to see
Plestiodon fasciatus
Congaree National Park leads · 4 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Common Five-lined Skink during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Congaree National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Great Smoky Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Shenandoah National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Point Pelee National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada |
Congaree National Park
In Congaree National Park, United States, about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Common Five-lined Skink sighting on a given day, the highest of the 4 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Great Smoky Mountains National Park and more
After Congaree National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Common Five-lined Skink are in Great Smoky Mountains National Park (United States, about 30%), Shenandoah National Park (United States, about 30%) and Point Pelee National Park (Canada, about 30%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are April–May and August in Congaree National Park (about 70%), April–May and July–September in Great Smoky Mountains National Park (about 40%) and August in Shenandoah National Park (about 50%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Common Five-lined Skink on a given day. Each park's Common Five-lined Skink page has the full month-by-month chart.
