Carlia gracilis
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In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
Carlia gracilis, the slender rainbow skink, is a species of skink in the genus Carlia. It is native to Northern Territory and Western Australia in Australia. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Litchfield National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Kakadu National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Slender Rainbow Skink sighting in Kakadu National Park on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 48th 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 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Slender Rainbow Skink in Kakadu National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February–April, June, September–October and 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.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Slender 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.
2nd of 2
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Slender Rainbow Skink sightings, Kakadu National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Litchfield National Park (Australia, about 30%).
Same genus: Carlia
The closest relatives of the Slender 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 Shaded-litter Rainbow Skink (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Slender Rainbow Skink is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Kakadu National Park (5 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.
