Cryptoblepharus novaeguineae
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In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
Cryptoblepharus novaeguineae, the New Guinea snake-eyed skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. It is endemic to Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Raja Ampat | 🇮🇩 Indonesia |
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Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a New Guinea Snake-eyed Skink sighting in Raja Ampat on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 25th most-seen of the 33 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.
April, July and November
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a New Guinea Snake-eyed Skink in Raja Ampat on a given day, against under 5% in May–June, September and December–March, the lowest months.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most New Guinea Snake-eyed Skink sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Raja Ampat, in our data
Raja Ampat is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate New Guinea Snake-eyed Skink sightings: about 20% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Scincidae
The closest relatives of the New Guinea Snake-eyed Skink that you can see in Raja Ampat (family Scincidae, Skinks) are Pacific Bluetail Skink (about 50%), Indonesian Brown Skink Carlia (about 40%) and Emerald Tree Skink (about 40%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the New Guinea Snake-eyed Skink is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Raja Ampat (8 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.
