Eastern Crevice Skink

Eastern Crevice Skink

Egernia mcpheei

Silhouette: Kailah Thorn & Ben King · PhyloPic

LCLeast ConcernNTVUENCR Endemic
Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
at Lamington National Park

In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%

25 Verified sightings at Lamington National Park From 2019 to 2026
25 In 1 park
February Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Eastern Crevice Skink

The eastern crevice skink (Egernia mcpheei) is a species of large skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is native to eastern Australia. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Lamington National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~20%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Closest Relatives at Lamington National Park

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing an Eastern Crevice Skink in Lamington National Park?

Possible

About 20% of wildlife watchers report an Eastern Crevice Skink sighting in Lamington National Park on a given day, based on 25 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 18th most-seen of the 38 reptiles we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see an Eastern Crevice Skink in Lamington National Park?

February

In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report an Eastern Crevice Skink in Lamington National Park on a given day, against under 5% in May to September, the lowest months. That is one of Lamington National Park's wettest months, with about 160 mm of rain against 40 mm in August.

What time of day is best to see an Eastern Crevice Skink?

Between 10 am and 1 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Eastern Crevice Skink sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Where else can you see an Eastern Crevice Skink?

Only Lamington National Park, in our data

Lamington National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Eastern Crevice Skink sightings: about 20% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Which relatives of the Eastern Crevice Skink live in Lamington National Park?

Same family: Scincidae

The closest relatives of the Eastern Crevice Skink that you can see in Lamington National Park (family Scincidae, Skinks) are Land Mullet (about 70%), Blue-speckled Forest Skink (about 50%) and Eastern Water Skink (about 50%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Eastern Crevice Skink sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Eastern Crevice Skink is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Lamington National Park (25 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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