Saproscincus spectabilis
Silhouette: David Orr · PhyloPic
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Saproscinus spectabilis known as the gully shadeskink is a small lizard found in Queensland and New South Wales, Australia. The habitat is cool, shaded gullies where it feeds on small insects. It may be seen on sunny rocky outcrops within gullies. Ground cover and rocky cracks are required to avoid predation from birds such as the kookaburra and pied currawong. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lamington National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Springbrook National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sydney | 🇦🇺 Australia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Gully Shadeskink sighting in Lamington National Park on a given day, based on 11 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 25th most-seen of the 38 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.
December to March
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Gully Shadeskink in Lamington National Park on a given day, against under 5% in May to September, the lowest months. Those are among Lamington National Park's wettest months, with about 150 mm of rain a month against 40 mm in August.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Gully Shadeskink sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Gully Shadeskink sightings, Lamington National Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Springbrook National Park (Australia, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Gully Shadeskink is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Lamington National Park (11 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.
