Acritoscincus platynotus
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In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
The red-throated cool-skink or red-throated skink (Acritoscincus platynotus) is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Australia. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Royal National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sydney | 🇦🇺 Australia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Red-throated Cool-skink sighting in Blue Mountains National Park on a given day, based on 31 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 25th most-seen of the 44 reptiles we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
September
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Red-throated Cool-skink in Blue Mountains National Park on a given day, against under 5% in May to August, the lowest months. That is one of Blue Mountains National Park's driest months, with about 50 mm of rain against 150 mm in March.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Red-throated Cool-skink sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Red-throated Cool-skink sightings, Blue Mountains National Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Royal National Park (Australia, about 10%).
Same family: Scincidae
The closest relatives of the Red-throated Cool-skink that you can see in Blue Mountains National Park (family Scincidae, Skinks) are Southern Water Skink (about 40%), Eastern Water Skink (about 40%) and Blotched Bluetongue (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Red-throated Cool-skink is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Blue Mountains National Park (31 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), 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.
