Bar-sided Skink

Bar-sided Skink

Concinnia tenuis

Silhouette: David Orr · PhyloPic

LCLeast ConcernNTVUENCR Endemic
Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Noosa National Park

In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%

9 Verified sightings at Noosa National Park From 2019 to 2026
38 In all 4 parks
December Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Bar-sided Skink

The bar-sided forest-skink or barred-sided skink (Concinnia tenuis) is a species of skink found in New South Wales and Queensland in Australia. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Noosa National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~10%
2 Royal National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~10%
3 Lamington National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~10%
4 Blue Mountains National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~10%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Sydney 🇦🇺 Australia
~10%
2 Brisbane 🇦🇺 Australia
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Bar-sided Skink in Noosa National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Bar-sided Skink sighting in Noosa National Park on a given day, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 12th most-seen of the 15 reptiles 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.

When is the best time to see a Bar-sided Skink in Noosa National Park?

December

In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Bar-sided Skink in Noosa National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January and March–August, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Bar-sided Skink?

Between 11 am and 2 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Bar-sided Skink sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is Noosa National Park the best place to see a Bar-sided Skink?

Yes

Of the 4 parks where we can rate Bar-sided Skink sightings, Noosa National Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Royal National Park (Australia, about 10%) and Lamington National Park (Australia, about 10%).

Which relatives of the Bar-sided Skink live in Noosa National Park?

Same family: Scincidae

The closest relatives of the Bar-sided Skink that you can see in Noosa National Park (family Scincidae, Skinks) are Major Skink (about 40%), Common Bluetongue (about 40%) and Elegant Snake-eyed Skink (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Bar-sided Skink sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Bar-sided Skink is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Noosa National Park (9 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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