Ctenotus fallens
In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
Ctenotus fallens, the West-coast laterite ctenotus, is a species of skink found in Western Australia. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rottnest Island | 🇦🇺 Australia |
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Perth | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a West Coast Laterite Ctenotus sighting in Rottnest Island on a given day, based on 13 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 5th most-seen of the 8 reptiles we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
December to February
In those months about 40% of wildlife watchers report a West Coast Laterite Ctenotus in Rottnest Island on a given day, against under 5% in May–September and November, the lowest months. Those are among Rottnest Island's driest months, with about 15 mm of rain a month against 120 mm in June.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most West Coast Laterite Ctenotus sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Rottnest Island, in our data
Rottnest Island is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate West Coast Laterite Ctenotus sightings: about 20% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Scincidae
The closest relatives of the West Coast Laterite Ctenotus that you can see in Rottnest Island (family Scincidae, Skinks) are King's Skink (about 90%), West Coast Morethia Skink (about 40%) and Shingleback Lizard (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the West Coast Laterite Ctenotus is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Rottnest Island (13 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.
