Morethia lineoocellata
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In 3 days ~80% in a week >90%
Morethia lineoocellata, the West Coast morethia skink or western pale-flecked morethia, 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.
Likely
About 40% of wildlife watchers report a West Coast Morethia Skink sighting in Rottnest Island on a given day, based on 31 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 2nd most-seen of the 8 reptiles we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 80%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
September
In that month about 60% of wildlife watchers report a West Coast Morethia Skink in Rottnest Island on a given day, against under 5% in June and December, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most West Coast Morethia 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.
Only Rottnest Island, in our data
Rottnest Island is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate West Coast Morethia Skink sightings: about 40% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Scincidae
The closest relatives of the West Coast Morethia Skink that you can see in Rottnest Island (family Scincidae, Skinks) are King's Skink (about 90%), Shingleback Lizard (about 30%) and West Coast Laterite Ctenotus (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the West Coast Morethia Skink is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Rottnest Island (31 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.
