Northern Red-throated Rainbow Skink

Northern Red-throated Rainbow Skink

Carlia crypta

Silhouette: David Orr · PhyloPic

LCLeast ConcernNTVUENCR Endemic
Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely
at Daintree National Park

In 3 days ~80% in a week >90%

105 Verified sightings at Daintree National Park From 2019 to 2026
105 In 1 park
July Best month
🌙 Nocturnal When it's spotted

About the Northern Red-throated Rainbow Skink

Carlia crypta is a species of skink in the genus Carlia. It is native to Queensland in Australia. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Daintree National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~40%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Closest Relatives at Daintree National Park

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Northern Red-throated Rainbow Skink in Daintree National Park?

Likely

About 40% of wildlife watchers report a Northern Red-throated Rainbow Skink sighting in Daintree National Park on a given day, based on 105 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 7th most-seen of the 31 reptiles we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 80%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Northern Red-throated Rainbow Skink in Daintree National Park?

July

In that month about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Northern Red-throated Rainbow Skink in Daintree National Park on a given day, against about 20% in December, the lowest month. That is one of Daintree National Park's driest months, with about 60 mm of rain against 380 mm in January.

What time of day is best to see a Northern Red-throated Rainbow Skink?

Between 3 and 6 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Northern Red-throated Rainbow Skink sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.

Where else can you see a Northern Red-throated Rainbow Skink?

Only Daintree National Park, in our data

Daintree National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Northern Red-throated Rainbow Skink sightings: about 40% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Where does the Northern Red-throated Rainbow Skink sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Northern Red-throated Rainbow Skink is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Daintree National Park (105 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.

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