Neotrygon leylandi
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In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
The painted maskray (Neotrygon leylandi) or brown-reticulate stingray, is a species of stingray in the family Dasyatidae. It is found in Australia, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. Its natural habitats are shallow seas, subtidal aquatic beds, and coral reefs. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ningaloo Marine Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Painted Maskray sighting in Ningaloo Marine Park on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 23rd most-seen of the 24 sharks and rays we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February
In that month about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Painted Maskray in Ningaloo Marine Park on a given day, against under 5% in January, March, May–July, September and November, the lowest months.
Between 2 and 5 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Painted Maskray 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 Ningaloo Marine Park, in our data
Ningaloo Marine Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Painted Maskray sightings: about 20% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same genus: Neotrygon
The closest relatives of the Painted Maskray that you can see in Ningaloo Marine Park (genus Neotrygon, Maskrays) are Australian Bluespotted Maskray (about 30%) and Ningaloo Maskray (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Painted Maskray is recorded against all the sharks and rays logged in Ningaloo Marine 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.
