Notoscincus ornatus
Silhouette: David Orr · PhyloPic
In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%
The ornate soil-crevice skink (Notoscincus ornatus) is a species of skink found in Australia. The ornate soil-crevice skink (N. ornatus) is known to be found from the far north of Western Australia, the Northern Territory, Queensland, to South Australia. The subspecies N. ornatus wotjulum is found in the tropical north coast and hinterland, whereas the subspecies N. ornatus ornatus is generally not. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Litchfield National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report an Ornate Soil-crevice Skink sighting in Litchfield National Park on a given day, based on 12 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 16th most-seen of the 24 reptiles we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 60%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
September
In that month about 50% of wildlife watchers report an Ornate Soil-crevice Skink in Litchfield National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January, March and October, the lowest months. That is one of Litchfield National Park's driest months, with about 15 mm of rain against 400 mm in January.
Between 4 and 7 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Ornate Soil-crevice Skink sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Litchfield National Park, in our data
Litchfield National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Ornate Soil-crevice Skink sightings: about 30% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Scincidae
The closest relatives of the Ornate Soil-crevice Skink that you can see in Litchfield National Park (family Scincidae, Skinks) are Bauxite Rainbow Skink (about 50%), Lowlands Plain-backed Ctenotus (about 50%) and Lined Firetail Skink (about 40%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Ornate Soil-crevice Skink is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Litchfield National Park (12 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.
