Shaded-litter Rainbow Skink

Shaded-litter Rainbow Skink

Carlia munda

Silhouette: David Orr · PhyloPic

LCLeast ConcernNTVUENCR Endemic
Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Kakadu National Park

In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%

7 Verified sightings at Kakadu National Park From 2019 to 2026
7 In 1 park
January Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Shaded-litter Rainbow Skink

Carlia munda, the shaded-litter rainbow-skink, is a species of skink in the genus Carlia. It is endemic to northern Australia. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Kakadu National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~10%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Shaded-litter Rainbow Skink in Kakadu National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Shaded-litter Rainbow Skink sighting in Kakadu National Park on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 39th most-seen of the 54 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.

When is the best time to see a Shaded-litter Rainbow Skink in Kakadu National Park?

January

In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Shaded-litter Rainbow Skink in Kakadu National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February–March, July–August and October–December, the lowest months. That is one of Kakadu National Park's wettest months, with about 350 mm of rain against almost none in August.

What time of day is best to see a Shaded-litter Rainbow Skink?

Between 8 and 11 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Shaded-litter Rainbow Skink sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Where else can you see a Shaded-litter Rainbow Skink?

Only Kakadu National Park, in our data

Kakadu National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Shaded-litter Rainbow Skink sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Which relatives of the Shaded-litter Rainbow Skink live in Kakadu National Park?

Same genus: Carlia

The closest relatives of the Shaded-litter Rainbow Skink that you can see in Kakadu National Park (genus Carlia, Rainbow Skinks) are Bauxite Rainbow Skink (about 60%), Closed-litter Rainbow-skink (about 10%) and Slender Rainbow Skink (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Shaded-litter Rainbow Skink sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Shaded-litter Rainbow Skink is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Kakadu National Park (7 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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