What are the chances of seeing a Sharp-browed Ctenotus in Kakadu National Park?
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Sharp-browed Ctenotus sighting in Kakadu National Park on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 43rd 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 Sharp-browed Ctenotus in Kakadu National Park?
May and August–September
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Sharp-browed Ctenotus in Kakadu National Park on a given day, against under 5% in July and October–April, the lowest months. Those are among Kakadu National Park's driest months, with about 10 mm of rain a month against 350 mm in January.
What time of day is best to see a Sharp-browed Ctenotus?
Between 3 and 6 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Sharp-browed Ctenotus 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 Sharp-browed Ctenotus?
Only Kakadu National Park, in our data
Kakadu National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Sharp-browed Ctenotus sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Which relatives of the Sharp-browed Ctenotus live in Kakadu National Park?
Same genus: Ctenotus
The closest relatives of the Sharp-browed Ctenotus that you can see in Kakadu National Park (genus Ctenotus, Ctenotus Skinks) are Lowlands Plain-backed Ctenotus (about 20%) and Brown-backed Ctenotus (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
Where does the Sharp-browed Ctenotus sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Sharp-browed Ctenotus is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Kakadu National Park (6 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.