Carinascincus coventryi
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Carinascincus coventryi, also known commonly as Coventry's window-eyed skink and the southern forest cool-skink, is a species of lizard in the subfamily Eugongylinae of the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Australia.
The specific name, coventryi, is in honor of Australian herpetologist Albert John Coventry. Carinascincus coventryi is found in the Australian states of Victoria and southern New South Wales. The preferred natural habitat of Carinascincus coventryi is forest, at altitudes of 600–1,500 m (2,000–4,900 ft).
Carinascincus coventryi may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 5 cm (2.0 in), with a long tail which is about one and a third times SVL. Carinascincus coventryi is terrestrial. Carinascincus coventryi is viviparous. Cogger HG (2014). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,033 pp. ISBN 978-0643100350. (Carinascincus coventryi, p. 426).
Rawlinson PA (1975). "Two new lizard species from the genus Leiolopisma (Scincidae: Lygosominae) in southeastern... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Great Otway National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
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With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Southern Forest Coolskink sighting in Great Otway National Park on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 13th most-seen of the 19 reptiles we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
December to March
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Southern Forest Coolskink in Great Otway National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April to November, the lowest months.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Southern Forest Coolskink sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Great Otway National Park, in our data
Great Otway National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Southern Forest Coolskink sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Scincidae
The closest relatives of the Southern Forest Coolskink that you can see in Great Otway National Park (family Scincidae, Skinks) are Cool-temperate Water Skink (about 40%), Pale-flecked Garden Sunskink (about 30%) and Blotched Bluetongue (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Southern Forest Coolskink is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Great Otway National Park (8 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.
