Saproscincus basiliscus
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In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
The pale-lipped shadeskink (Saproscincus basiliscus) is a species of lizard in the subfamily Eugongylinae of the Family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Queensland, Australia. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daintree National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Pale-lipped Shadeskink sighting in Daintree National Park on a given day, based on 20 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 23rd most-seen of the 31 reptiles we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
November
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Pale-lipped Shadeskink in Daintree National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March–April and December–January, the lowest months. That is one of Daintree National Park's driest months, with about 65 mm of rain against 380 mm in January.
Between 7 and 10 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Pale-lipped Shadeskink sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is seen both by day and at night.
Only Daintree National Park, in our data
Daintree National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Pale-lipped Shadeskink sightings: about 20% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Scincidae
The closest relatives of the Pale-lipped Shadeskink that you can see in Daintree National Park (family Scincidae, Skinks) are Northern Red-throated Rainbow Skink (about 40%), Closed-litter Rainbow Skink (about 40%) and Major Skink (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Pale-lipped Shadeskink is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Daintree National Park (20 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.
