Blue-tailed Snake-eyed Skink

Blue-tailed Snake-eyed Skink

Cryptoblepharus renschi

Silhouette: David Orr · PhyloPic

LCLeast ConcernNTVUENCR Endemic
Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible
at Komodo National Park

In 3 days ~70% in a week ~90%

13 Verified sightings at Komodo National Park From 2019 to 2026
13 In 1 park
May Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Blue-tailed Snake-eyed Skink

Cryptoblepharus renschi is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. It is endemic to Indonesia. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Komodo National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~30%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Blue-tailed Snake-eyed Skink in Komodo National Park?

Possible

About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Blue-tailed Snake-eyed Skink sighting in Komodo National Park on a given day, based on 13 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 9th most-seen of the 19 reptiles we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 70%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Blue-tailed Snake-eyed Skink in Komodo National Park?

January, May and July–October

In those months about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Blue-tailed Snake-eyed Skink in Komodo National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February, April, June and November–December, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Blue-tailed Snake-eyed Skink?

Between 8 and 11 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Blue-tailed Snake-eyed 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 Blue-tailed Snake-eyed Skink?

Only Komodo National Park, in our data

Komodo National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Blue-tailed Snake-eyed Skink sightings: about 30% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Where does the Blue-tailed Snake-eyed Skink sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Blue-tailed Snake-eyed Skink is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Komodo National Park (13 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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