Scincidae (Skinks)

Family

Skinks

Scincidae

188 species in our catalog · found in 143 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassSquamata
FamilyScincidae (Skinks)

Species in this group

King's Skink

Egernia kingii

Daily sighting probability ~90% · Very likely

Metallic Coolskink

Carinascincus metallicus

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Shingleback Lizard

Tiliqua rugosa

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

White's Rock-skink

Liopholis whitii

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Spotted Forest Skink

Sphenomorphus maculatus

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Land Mullet

Bellatorias major

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Cool-temperate Water Skink

Eulamprus tympanum

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Kalahari Tree Skink

Trachylepis spilogaster

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Bauxite Rainbow Skink

Carlia amax

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Black Crevice-skink

Egernia saxatilis

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

African Striped Skink

Trachylepis striata

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Common Five-lined Skink

Plestiodon fasciatus

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Wahlberg’s Striped Skink

Trachylepis wahlbergii

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Rainbow Skink

Trachylepis margaritifera

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

African Five-lined Skink

Trachylepis quinquetaeniata

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Pacific Bluetail Skink

Emoia caeruleocauda

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Littoral Whiptail-skink

Emoia atrocostata

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Japanese five-lined skink

Plestiodon finitimus

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

South American Spotted Skink

Copeoglossum nigropunctatum

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Ocellated Coolskink

Carinascincus ocellatus

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Karasburg Tree Skink

Trachylepis sparsa

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Elegant Mabuya

Trachylepis elegans

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Eastern Water Skink

Eulamprus quoyii

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Blue-speckled Forest Skink

Silvascincus murrayi

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Gravenhorst's Mabuya

Trachylepis gravenhorstii

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Montane Speckled Skink

Trachylepis punctatissima

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Flinder's Ranges Rock-skink

Liopholis personata

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Borneo Skink

Dasia vittata

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Lowlands Plain-backed Ctenotus

Ctenotus essingtonii

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Broadhead Skink

Plestiodon laticeps

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Pale-flecked Garden Sunskink

Lampropholis guichenoti

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Many-lined Sun-skink

Eutropis multifasciata

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Sri Lanka Bronze Skink

Eutropis madaraszi

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Blotched Bluetongue

Tiliqua nigrolutea

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Tree Skink

Egernia striolata

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Indonesian Brown Skink Carlia

Carlia fusca

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Emerald Tree Skink

Lamprolepis smaragdina

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Bronze Grass Skink

Eutropis macularia

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Southern Water Skink

Eulamprus heatwolei

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

West Coast Morethia Skink

Morethia lineoocellata

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Northern Red-throated Rainbow Skink

Carlia crypta

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Cope's Mabuya

Notomabuya frenata

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Closed-litter Rainbow Skink

Carlia longipes

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Rough Mabuya

Eutropis rudis

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Major Skink

Bellatorias frerei

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Entrecasteaux's Skink

Pseudemoia entrecasteauxii

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Greer's Mabuya

Eutropis greeri

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Brown-backed Ctenotus

Ctenotus coggeri

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Lined Firetail Skink

Morethia ruficauda

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Senegal Mabuya

Trachylepis affinis

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Cunningham's Skink

Egernia cunninghami

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Keeled Indian Mabuya

Eutropis carinata

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Common Bluetongue

Tiliqua scincoides

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Copper-tailed Ctenotus

Ctenotus taeniolatus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Pale-rumped Ctenotus

Ctenotus regius

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Alpine Coolskink

Carinascincus greeni

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Tasmanian Tree Skink

Carinascincus pretiosus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Cape Skink

Trachylepis capensis

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Sulawesi Mabuya

Eutropis macrophthalma

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Slender Rainbow Skink

Carlia gracilis

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

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Showing the 60 most likely of 188 species — the park table below covers them all.

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~30%

Jan

~30%

Feb

~30%

Mar

~30%

Apr

~20%

May

~20%

Jun

~20%

Jul

~20%

Aug

~30%

Sep

~30%

Oct

~30%

Nov

~30%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Skinks

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Shaded: the known ranges of its 694 species, darker where more of them overlap (GARD, Roll et al. 2017 & Caetano et al. 2022). Our parks Our cities In captivity: 185 zoos & centres

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Grampians National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	13 of 188	>90%
	Shingleback Lizard			~70%
	Cool-temperate Water Skink			~70%
	Black Crevice-skink			~60%
	Pale-flecked Garden Sunskink			~50%
	White's Rock-skink			~40%
	Southeastern Slider			~20%
	Ragged Snake-eyed Skink			~20%
	Eastern Striped Skink			~20%
	Common Bluetongue			~10%
	Blotched Bluetongue			~10%
	Trunk-climbing Cool-skink			~10%
	Entrecasteaux's Skink			~10%
	+1 more at the park page…
2	Lamington National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	15 of 188	>90%
	Land Mullet			~70%
	Blue-speckled Forest Skink			~50%
	Eastern Water Skink			~50%
	Pink-Tongued Lizard			~20%
	Major Skink			~20%
	Eastern Crevice Skink			~20%
	Short-limbed Snake-skink			~20%
	Three-toed Snake-tooth Skink			~10%
	Border Ranges Blue-spectacled Skink			~10%
	Delicate Skink			~10%
	Gully Shadeskink			~10%
	Border Ranges Shadeskink			~10%
	+3 more at the park page…
3	Kosciuszko National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	12 of 188	>90%
	Blotched Bluetongue			~40%
	Entrecasteaux's Skink			~40%
	Cunningham's Skink			~40%
	Southern Water Skink			~30%
	Cool-temperate Water Skink			~30%
	Guthega Skink			~30%
	Trunk-climbing Cool-skink			~30%
	Pale-flecked Garden Sunskink			~20%
	Tussock Skink			~20%
	Black Crevice-skink			~20%
	Eastern Three-lined Skink			~10%
	Alpine Meadow-skink			~10%
4	Blue Mountains National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	16 of 188	>90%
	Southern Water Skink			~40%
	Eastern Water Skink			~40%
	Blotched Bluetongue			~30%
	Common Bluetongue			~30%
	Cunningham's Skink			~30%
	Copper-tailed Ctenotus			~20%
	Southern Weasel Skink			~20%
	Pale-flecked Garden Sunskink			~20%
	Pink-Tongued Lizard			~20%
	Black Crevice-skink			~10%
	Red-throated Cool-skink			~10%
	Delicate Skink			~10%
	+4 more at the park page…
5	Wilsons Promontory National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	10 of 188	>90%
	Cool-temperate Water Skink			~60%
	White's Rock-skink			~50%
	Blotched Bluetongue			~40%
	Pale-flecked Garden Sunskink			~30%
	Metallic Coolskink			~30%
	Eastern Three-lined Skink			~20%
	Eastern Mourning Skink			~10%
	McCoy's Skink			~10%
	Southern Weasel Skink			~10%
	Trunk-climbing Cool-skink			~10%
6	Rottnest Island	🇦🇺 Australia	4 of 188	>90%
	King's Skink			~90%
	West Coast Morethia Skink			~40%
	Shingleback Lizard			~30%
	West Coast Laterite Ctenotus			~20%
7	Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	4 of 188	>90%
	Metallic Coolskink			~80%
	Ocellated Coolskink			~40%
	Alpine Coolskink			~30%
	Tasmanian Tree Skink			~30%
8	Flinders Ranges National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	7 of 188	~90%
	Shingleback Lizard			~50%
	Flinder's Ranges Rock-skink			~50%
	Tree Skink			~40%
	Boulenger's Snake-eyed Skink			~30%
	Gidgee Skink			~20%
	Eastern Striped Skink			~20%
	Ragged Snake-eyed Skink			~20%
9	Raja Ampat	🇮🇩 Indonesia	8 of 188	~90%
	Pacific Bluetail Skink			~50%
	Indonesian Brown Skink Carlia			~40%
	Emerald Tree Skink			~40%
	Littoral Whiptail-skink			~30%
	Kopstein's Emo Skink			~30%
	New Guinea Snake-eyed Skink			~20%
	Shrub Whiptail-skink			~10%
	Meyer's Emo Skink			~10%
10	Freycinet National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	6 of 188	~90%
	White's Rock-skink			~70%
	Ocellated Coolskink			~40%
	Metallic Coolskink			~30%
	Tasmanian Tree Skink			~30%
	She-oak Slender Bluetongue			~20%
	Blotched Bluetongue			~20%
11	Litchfield National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	6 of 188	~90%
	Bauxite Rainbow Skink			~50%
	Lowlands Plain-backed Ctenotus			~50%
	Lined Firetail Skink			~40%
	Slender Rainbow Skink			~30%
	Ornate Soil-crevice Skink			~30%
	Red-sided Rainbow Skink			~20%
12	Royal National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	11 of 188	~90%
	Eastern Water Skink			~50%
	Copper-tailed Ctenotus			~30%
	Common Bluetongue			~30%
	Cunningham's Skink			~20%
	Delicate Skink			~20%
	Elegant Snake-eyed Skink			~10%
	Yellow-bellied Three-toed Skink			~10%
	Southern Weasel Skink			~10%
	Bar-sided Skink			~10%
	Red-throated Cool-skink			~10%
	Pale-flecked Garden Sunskink			~10%
13	Cat Tien National Park	🇻🇳 Vietnam	6 of 188	~90%
	Spotted Forest Skink			~50%
	Many-lined Sun-skink			~40%
	Bronze Grass Skink			~40%
	Common Striped Skink			~20%
	Siamese Supple Skink			~20%
	Olive Dasia			~10%
14	Kakadu National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	10 of 188	~90%
	Bauxite Rainbow Skink			~60%
	Lowlands Plain-backed Ctenotus			~20%
	Lined Firetail Skink			~20%
	Common Bluetongue			~10%
	Shaded-litter Rainbow Skink			~10%
	Closed-litter Rainbow-skink			~10%
	Brown-backed Ctenotus			~10%
	Sharp-browed Ctenotus			~10%
	Slender Rainbow Skink			~10%
	Orange-sided Bar-lipped Skink			~10%
15	Daintree National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	9 of 188	~90%
	Northern Red-throated Rainbow Skink			~40%
	Closed-litter Rainbow Skink			~40%
	Major Skink			~30%
	Rainforest Water-skink			~20%
	Prickly Forest Skink			~20%
	Pale-lipped Shadeskink			~20%
	Cream-striped Shining-skink			~10%
	Black-tailed Bar-lipped Skink			~10%
	Coastal Snake-eyed Skink			~10%
16	Maria Island National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	4 of 188	~90%
	White's Rock-skink			~50%
	Ocellated Coolskink			~50%
	Tasmanian Tree Skink			~30%
	Metallic Coolskink			~30%
17	Hattah-Kulkyne National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	6 of 188	~90%
	Shingleback Lizard			~40%
	Pale-rumped Ctenotus			~30%
	Boulenger's Snake-eyed Skink			~30%
	Ragged Snake-eyed Skink			~30%
	Desert Egernia			~20%
	Plain Ctenotus			~20%
18	Khao Sok National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	3 of 188	~90%
	Spotted Forest Skink			~70%
	Many-lined Sun-skink			~40%
	Olive Dasia			~20%
19	Waterberg Plateau Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	2 of 188	~80%
	Kalahari Tree Skink			~60%
	Wahlberg’s Striped Skink			~50%
20	Bako National Park	🇲🇾 Malaysia	4 of 188	~80%
	Littoral Whiptail-skink			~50%
	Borneo Skink			~40%
	Many-lined Sun-skink			~40%
	Rough-scaled Sun Skink			~10%
21	Great Otway National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	11 of 188	~80%
	Cool-temperate Water Skink			~40%
	Pale-flecked Garden Sunskink			~30%
	Blotched Bluetongue			~20%
	McCoy's Skink			~10%
	White's Rock-skink			~10%
	Southern Weasel Skink			~10%
	Entrecasteaux's Skink			~10%
	Trunk-climbing Cool-skink			~10%
	Southern Forest Coolskink			~10%
	Common Bluetongue			~10%
	Eastern Three-lined Skink			~10%
22	Khao Yai National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	6 of 188	~80%
	Spotted Forest Skink			~40%
	Many-lined Sun-skink			~30%
	Common Striped Skink			~30%
	Longtail Mabuya			~10%
	Olive Dasia			~10%
	Lipinia trivittata			~10%
23	Nitmiluk National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	3 of 188	~80%
	Bauxite Rainbow Skink			~60%
	Brown-backed Ctenotus			~40%
	Lined Firetail Skink			~30%
24	Springbrook National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	8 of 188	~80%
	Land Mullet			~50%
	Blue-speckled Forest Skink			~20%
	Eastern Water Skink			~20%
	Major Skink			~20%
	Pink-Tongued Lizard			~10%
	Delicate Skink			~10%
	Dark Barsided Skink			~10%
	Gully Shadeskink			~10%
25	Sepilok	🇲🇾 Malaysia	5 of 188	~80%
	Borneo Skink			~50%
	Rough Mabuya			~40%
	Sabah Slender Skink			~20%
	Lewis's mabuya			~20%
	Many-lined Sun-skink			~10%
26	Noosa National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	5 of 188	~80%
	Major Skink			~40%
	Common Bluetongue			~40%
	Elegant Snake-eyed Skink			~20%
	Bar-sided Skink			~10%
	Copper-tailed Ctenotus			~10%
27	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	7 of 188	~80%
	Rainbow Skink			~40%
	African Striped Skink			~30%
	Damara Skink			~10%
	Giant Lance Skink			~10%
	Sundevall's Writhing Skink			~10%
	Variable Skink			~10%
	Spotted-neck Snake-eyed Skink			<5%
28	uMkhuze Game Reserve	🇿🇦 South Africa	3 of 188	~80%
	African Striped Skink			~60%
	Rainbow Skink			~30%
	Variable Skink			~20%
29	Congaree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 188	~80%
	Common Five-lined Skink			~60%
	Broadhead Skink			~50%
30	Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	7 of 188	~70%
	Leonhardi's Ctenotus			~20%
	Massive-gibber Ctenotus			~20%
	Desert Rainbow Skink			~20%
	Leopard Ctenotus			~20%
	Centralian Bluetongue			~20%
	Shiny-palmed Shining-skink			~20%
	Great Desert Skink			~20%
31	Namib-Naukluft National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	8 of 188	~70%
	Kalahari Tree Skink			~30%
	Variegated Skink			~20%
	Western three-striped skink			~20%
	Sharp-lipped Mabuya			~20%
	Hoesch's Mabuya			~10%
	Western Rock Skink			~10%
	Short Blind Dart Skink			~10%
	Wahlberg’s Striped Skink			~10%
32	Kaeng Krachan National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	7 of 188	~70%
	Spotted Forest Skink			~30%
	Many-lined Sun-skink			~20%
	Bronze Grass Skink			~20%
	Olive Dasia			~10%
	Common Striped Skink			~10%
	Bowring’s Supple Skink			~10%
	Banded Lipinia			~10%
33	Gonarezhou National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	2 of 188	~70%
	Rainbow Skink			~50%
	African Striped Skink			~30%
34	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	3 of 188	~70%
	Kalahari Tree Skink			~40%
	Bocage's Mabuya			~30%
	Wahlberg’s Striped Skink			~20%
35	Kinabalu Park	🇲🇾 Malaysia	5 of 188	~70%
	Borneo Skink			~30%
	Rough Mabuya			~30%
	Sabah Slender Skink			~20%
	Beccari's Keeled Skink			~10%
	Kinabalu Forest Skink			~10%
36	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	7 of 188	~60%
	Eastern Sand Skink			~30%
	African Striped Skink			~30%
	Giant Lance Skink			~10%
	East-African Snake-eyed Skink			~10%
	Fitzsimons' Dwarf Burrowing Skink			~10%
	Lowveld Dwarf Burrowing Skink			~10%
	Coastal Dwarf Burrowing Skink			~10%
37	West Coast National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	4 of 188	~60%
	Cape Skink			~30%
	Variegated Skink			~20%
	Red-sided Skink			~20%
	Gronovi's Dwarf Burrowing Skink			~10%
38	Gunung Leuser National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	4 of 188	~60%
	Many-lined Sun-skink			~40%
	Long-Toed Forest Skink			~10%
	Olive Dasia			~10%
	Rough-scaled Sun Skink			~10%
39	Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	3 of 188	~60%
	Karasburg Tree Skink			~50%
	Western three-striped skink			~10%
	Kalahari Tree Skink			~10%
40	Doi Inthanon National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	5 of 188	~60%
	Spotted Forest Skink			~20%
	Indian Forest Skink			~20%
	Many-lined Sun-skink			~20%
	Berdmore’s Water Skink			~10%
	Common Striped Skink			~10%
41	Danum Valley Conservation Area	🇲🇾 Malaysia	3 of 188	~60%
	Rough Mabuya			~30%
	Sabah Slender Skink			~20%
	Borneo Skink			~20%
42	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	2 of 188	~60%
	Wahlberg’s Striped Skink			~40%
	Rainbow Skink			~30%
43	Flinders Chase	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 188	~60%
	Pale-flecked Garden Sunskink			~40%
	White's Rock-skink			~20%
44	Taman Negara National Park	🇲🇾 Malaysia	2 of 188	~60%
	Many-lined Sun-skink			~40%
	Rough-scaled Sun Skink			~20%
45	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	4 of 188	~50%
	African Striped Skink			~30%
	Rainbow Skink			~20%
	Giant Lance Skink			~10%
	Variable Skink			~10%
46	Odzala-Kokoua National Park	🇨🇬 Republic of the Congo	3 of 188	~50%
	Speckle-lipped Mabuya			~30%
	Makolowodé’s Trachylepis			~20%
	Tropical Mabuya			~20%
47	Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary	🇲🇾 Malaysia	3 of 188	~50%
	Rough Mabuya			~30%
	Borneo Skink			~30%
	Sabah Slender Skink			~10%
48	De Hoop Nature Reserve	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 188	~50%
	Cape Skink			~30%
	Red-sided Skink			~30%
49	Awash National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	1 of 188	~50%
	African Five-lined Skink			~50%
50	Nikko National Park	🇯🇵 Japan	1 of 188	~50%
	Japanese five-lined skink			~50%
51	Booderee National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 188	~50%
	Eastern Water Skink			~30%
	Common Bluetongue			~20%
52	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 188	~50%
	African Five-lined Skink			~50%
53	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	1 of 188	~50%
	Wahlberg’s Striped Skink			~50%
54	Brownsberg Nature Park	🇸🇷 Suriname	1 of 188	~50%
	South American Spotted Skink			~50%
55	Komodo National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	2 of 188	~50%
	Blue-tailed Snake-eyed Skink			~30%
	Lesser Sunda Dark-throated Skink			~30%
56	Ankarafantsika National Park	🇲🇬 Madagascar	1 of 188	~50%
	Elegant Mabuya			~50%
57	Ranomafana National Park	🇲🇬 Madagascar	1 of 188	~50%
	Gravenhorst's Mabuya			~50%
58	Golden Gate Highlands National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 188	~50%
	Montane Speckled Skink			~50%
59	Cape Range	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 188	~50%
	Lined Firetail Skink			~30%
	Plain Ctenotus			~20%
60	Tangkoko Nature Reserve	🇮🇩 Indonesia	2 of 188	~50%
	Sulawesi Mabuya			~30%
	Rough Mabuya			~20%
61	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1 of 188	~50%
	African Five-lined Skink			~50%
62	Sinharaja Forest Reserve	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	2 of 188	~50%
	Greer's Mabuya			~40%
	Hambegamuwa Sun Skink			~20%
63	Minneriya National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1 of 188	~40%
	Sri Lanka Bronze Skink			~40%
64	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	4 of 188	~40%
	Cape Skink			~30%
	Red-sided Skink			~10%
	Linnaeus' Lance Skink			~10%
	Common Burrowing Skink			<5%
65	Bali Barat National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 188	~40%
	Many-lined Sun-skink			~40%
66	Kerinci Seblat National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 188	~40%
	Many-lined Sun-skink			~40%
67	Khao Luang National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1 of 188	~40%
	Many-lined Sun-skink			~40%
68	Arusha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 188	~40%
	African Striped Skink			~40%
69	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	2 of 188	~40%
	African Striped Skink			~30%
	Variable Skink			~20%
70	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	1 of 188	~40%
	Wahlberg’s Striped Skink			~40%
71	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 188	~40%
	Common Five-lined Skink			~30%
	Little Brown Skink			~10%
72	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 188	~40%
	Common Five-lined Skink			~30%
	Broadhead Skink			~10%
73	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	1 of 188	~40%
	Wahlberg’s Striped Skink			~40%
74	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	1 of 188	~40%
	Wahlberg’s Striped Skink			~40%
75	El Impenetrable National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 of 188	~40%
	Cope's Mabuya			~40%
76	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	2 of 188	~40%
	Speckle-lipped Mabuya			~30%
	African Five-lined Skink			~20%
77	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 188	~40%
	Guanacaste Skink			~30%
	Managua Skink			~10%
78	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1 of 188	~40%
	Wahlberg’s Striped Skink			~40%
79	Lake Mburo National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	2 of 188	~40%
	African Striped Skink			~20%
	Speckle-lipped Mabuya			~20%
80	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	4 of 188	~40%
	Red-sided Skink			~20%
	Cape Skink			~10%
	Linnaeus' Lance Skink			~10%
	Eastern Cape Legless Skink			~10%
81	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 188	~40%
	Rainbow Skink			~40%
82	Taï National Park	🇨🇮 Ivory Coast	1 of 188	~40%
	Senegal Mabuya			~40%
83	Taroko National Park	🇹🇼 Taiwan	3 of 188	~40%
	Five-striped Blue-tailed Skink			~20%
	Taiwan Alpine Skink			~10%
	Indian Forest Skink			~10%
84	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	5 of 188	~40%
	Variable Skink			~10%
	Eastern Cape Legless Skink			~10%
	Cape Skink			~10%
	Boulenger's Burrowing Skink			~10%
	Variegated Skink			~10%
85	Periyar National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 188	~40%
	Keeled Indian Mabuya			~40%
86	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2 of 188	~30%
	African Striped Skink			~30%
	Sudan Mabuya			~10%
87	Eravikulam National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 188	~30%
	Keeled Indian Mabuya			~30%
88	Yala National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1 of 188	~30%
	Sri Lanka Bronze Skink			~30%
89	Tanjung Puting National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 188	~30%
	Rough Mabuya			~30%
90	Royal Bardia National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	1 of 188	~30%
	Keeled Indian Mabuya			~30%
91	Fiordland National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	3 of 188	~30%
	Eyres skink			~10%
	Cryptic Skink			~10%
	Barrier skink			~10%
92	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	1 of 188	~30%
	Wahlberg’s Striped Skink			~30%
93	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 188	~30%
	Rainbow Skink			~30%
94	Cuc Phuong National Park	🇻🇳 Vietnam	1 of 188	~30%
	Four-striped Skink			~30%
95	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 188	~30%
	African Striped Skink			~30%
96	Wilpattu National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1 of 188	~30%
	Hambegamuwa Sun Skink			~30%
97	Liwonde National Park	🇲🇼 Malawi	1 of 188	~30%
	African Striped Skink			~30%
98	Cusuco National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	1 of 188	~30%
	Brown Forest Skink			~30%
99	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1 of 188	~30%
	African Striped Skink			~30%
100	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 188	~30%
	Common Five-lined Skink			~30%
101	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1 of 188	~30%
	Speckle-lipped Mabuya			~30%
102	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 188	~30%
	African Striped Skink			~30%
103	Mantadia National Park	🇲🇬 Madagascar	1 of 188	~30%
	Gravenhorst's Mabuya			~30%
104	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 188	~30%
	African Striped Skink			~30%
105	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	4 of 188	~30%
	Taylor’s Ground Skink			~10%
	Tamaulipan Shortnose Skink			~10%
	Four-lined Skink			~10%
	Horsehead Ground Skink			<5%
106	Yosemite National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 188	~30%
	Gilbert's Skink			~30%
107	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 188	~30%
	Montane Speckled Skink			~30%
108	Rakiura National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	2 of 188	~20%
	Southern Skink			~10%
	Small-eared skink			~10%
109	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 188	~20%
	African Striped Skink			~20%
110	Aoraki Mount Cook National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1 of 188	~20%
	Common New Zealand Skink			~20%
111	Arthur's Pass National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1 of 188	~20%
	Common New Zealand Skink			~20%
112	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 188	~20%
	African Striped Skink			~20%
113	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 188	~20%
	Brown Forest Skink			~10%
	Central American Mabuya			~10%
114	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 188	~20%
	Brown Forest Skink			~20%
115	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 188	~20%
	Central American Mabuya			~10%
	Brown Forest Skink			~10%
116	Itatiaia National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 188	~20%
	Paraguay Mabuya			~20%
117	Zion National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 188	~20%
	Western Skink			~20%
118	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 188	~20%
	Brown Forest Skink			~20%
119	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 188	~20%
	Southeastern Five-lined Skink			~20%
120	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 188	~20%
	Great Plains Skink			~10%
	Four-lined Skink			~10%
121	Egmont National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1 of 188	~10%
	Copper Skink			~10%
122	Ningaloo Marine Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 188	~10%
	Lined Firetail Skink			~10%
123	Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 188	~10%
	Southeastern Five-lined Skink			~10%
124	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 188	~10%
	Central American Mabuya			~10%
125	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 188	~10%
	Brown Forest Skink			~10%
126	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	1 of 188	~10%
	Brown Forest Skink			~10%
127	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 188	~10%
	Gilbert's Skink			~10%
128	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 188	~10%
	Brown Forest Skink			~10%
129	Guadalupe Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 188	~10%
	Great Plains Skink			~10%
130	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 188	~10%
	Guanacaste Skink			~10%
	Brown Forest Skink			~10%
131	Big Cypress National Preserve	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 188	~10%
	Southeastern Five-lined Skink			~10%
132	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	1 of 188	~10%
	South American Spotted Skink			~10%
133	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 188	~10%
	African Striped Skink			~10%
134	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 188	~10%
	Costa Rica Skink			~10%
135	Iguazú National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 of 188	~10%
	Cope's Mabuya			~10%
136	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 188	~10%
	Western Skink			~10%
137	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1 of 188	~10%
	South American Spotted Skink			~10%
138	Tijuca National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 188	~10%
	Hoge's Mabuya			~10%
139	Iguaçu National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 188	~10%
	Cope's Mabuya			~10%
140	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 188	~10%
	Brown Forest Skink			~10%
141	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 188	~10%
	Gilbert's Skink			~10%
142	Grand Canyon National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 188	~10%
	Western Skink			~10%
143	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 188	<5%
	Costa Rica Skink			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Sydney	🇦🇺 Australia	12 of 188	~90%
	Eastern Water Skink			~40%
	Common Bluetongue			~30%
	Elegant Snake-eyed Skink			~30%
	Delicate Skink			~20%
	Bar-sided Skink			~10%
	Pale-flecked Garden Sunskink			~10%
	Gully Shadeskink			~10%
	Southern Weasel Skink			~10%
	Cunningham's Skink			~10%
	Copper-tailed Ctenotus			~10%
	Yellow-bellied Three-toed Skink			~10%
	Red-throated Cool-skink			<5%
2	Brisbane	🇦🇺 Australia	11 of 188	~80%
	Eastern Water Skink			~30%
	Common Bluetongue			~30%
	Elegant Snake-eyed Skink			~30%
	Eastern Striped Skink			~20%
	Delicate Skink			~20%
	Dark Barsided Skink			~10%
	Major Skink			~10%
	Pink-Tongued Lizard			~10%
	Bar-sided Skink			~10%
	Pale-flecked Garden Sunskink			<5%
	Copper-tailed Ctenotus			<5%
3	Yogyakarta	🇮🇩 Indonesia	2 of 188	~70%
	Many-lined Sun-skink			~60%
	Bowring’s Supple Skink			~20%
4	Zanzibar City	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2 of 188	~70%
	Speckle-lipped Mabuya			~40%
	East-African Snake-eyed Skink			~40%
5	Melbourne	🇦🇺 Australia	12 of 188	~70%
	Common Bluetongue			~20%
	Pale-flecked Garden Sunskink			~20%
	Southern Weasel Skink			~20%
	Blotched Bluetongue			~10%
	Cool-temperate Water Skink			~10%
	Delicate Skink			~10%
	White's Rock-skink			<5%
	Southeastern Slider			<5%
	Cunningham's Skink			<5%
	Eastern Three-lined Skink			<5%
	McCoy's Skink			<5%
	Shingleback Lizard			<5%
6	Hanoi	🇻🇳 Vietnam	1 of 188	~70%
	Longtail Mabuya			~70%
7	Dar es-Salaam	🇹🇿 Tanzania	3 of 188	~60%
	African Striped Skink			~30%
	East-African Snake-eyed Skink			~30%
	Speckle-lipped Mabuya			~20%
8	Kigali	🇷🇼 Rwanda	2 of 188	~60%
	African Striped Skink			~40%
	Speckle-lipped Mabuya			~30%
9	Kuching	🇲🇾 Malaysia	3 of 188	~60%
	Many-lined Sun-skink			~30%
	Borneo Skink			~30%
	Bowring’s Supple Skink			~20%
10	Jakarta	🇮🇩 Indonesia	3 of 188	~60%
	Many-lined Sun-skink			~50%
	Bowring’s Supple Skink			~20%
	Olive Dasia			~10%
11	Cần Thơ	🇻🇳 Vietnam	1 of 188	~60%
	Many-lined Sun-skink			~60%
12	Maputo	🇲🇿 Mozambique	1 of 188	~60%
	African Striped Skink			~60%
13	Auckland	🇳🇿 New Zealand	2 of 188	~60%
	Delicate Skink			~50%
	Copper Skink			~20%
14	Denpasar	🇮🇩 Indonesia	3 of 188	~60%
	Many-lined Sun-skink			~40%
	Emerald Tree Skink			~20%
	Bowring’s Supple Skink			~20%
15	Ho Chi Minh City	🇻🇳 Vietnam	2 of 188	~60%
	Many-lined Sun-skink			~50%
	Bowring’s Supple Skink			~10%
16	Bujumbura	🇧🇮 Burundi	1 of 188	~60%
	Speckle-lipped Mabuya			~60%
17	Lusaka	🇿🇲 Zambia	1 of 188	~60%
	Wahlberg’s Striped Skink			~60%
18	Pretoria	🇿🇦 South Africa	3 of 188	~60%
	Montane Speckled Skink			~40%
	Variable Skink			~20%
	Sundevall's Writhing Skink			~10%
19	Perth	🇦🇺 Australia	4 of 188	~60%
	Shingleback Lizard			~40%
	King's Skink			~10%
	West Coast Laterite Ctenotus			~10%
	Delicate Skink			~10%
20	Makassar	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 188	~60%
	Many-lined Sun-skink			~60%
21	Yaoundé	🇨🇲 Cameroon	1 of 188	~60%
	Speckle-lipped Mabuya			~60%
22	Kaohsiung	🇹🇼 Taiwan	2 of 188	~60%
	Many-lined Sun-skink			~40%
	Longtail Mabuya			~20%
23	Luxor	🇪🇬 Egypt	1 of 188	~60%
	African Five-lined Skink			~60%
24	Tasikmalaya	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 188	~50%
	Many-lined Sun-skink			~50%
25	Davao City	🇵🇭 Philippines	1 of 188	~50%
	Emerald Tree Skink			~50%
26	Nagoya	🇯🇵 Japan	1 of 188	~50%
	Japanese five-lined skink			~50%
27	Johannesburg	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 188	~50%
	Montane Speckled Skink			~40%
	Variable Skink			~10%
28	Bandung	🇮🇩 Indonesia	2 of 188	~50%
	Many-lined Sun-skink			~40%
	Rough-scaled Sun Skink			~20%
29	Singapore	🇸🇬 Singapore	5 of 188	~50%
	Many-lined Sun-skink			~30%
	Banded Lipinia			~10%
	Bowring’s Supple Skink			~10%
	Rough-scaled Sun Skink			<5%
	Longtail Mabuya			<5%
30	Lilongwe	🇲🇼 Malawi	1 of 188	~50%
	African Striped Skink			~50%
31	Addis Ababa	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	1 of 188	~50%
	African Striped Skink			~50%
32	Phnom Penh	🇰🇭 Cambodia	1 of 188	~50%
	Many-lined Sun-skink			~50%
33	Guiyang	🇨🇳 China	1 of 188	~50%
	Indian Forest Skink			~50%
34	Cape Town	🇿🇦 South Africa	4 of 188	~50%
	Cape Skink			~30%
	Linnaeus' Lance Skink			~10%
	Red-sided Skink			~10%
	Common Burrowing Skink			~10%
35	Cebu City	🇵🇭 Philippines	1 of 188	~40%
	Emerald Tree Skink			~40%
36	Tuen Mun	🇨🇳 China	2 of 188	~40%
	Longtail Mabuya			~40%
	Four-striped Skink			~10%
37	Malang	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 188	~40%
	Many-lined Sun-skink			~40%
38	Kuala Lumpur	🇲🇾 Malaysia	3 of 188	~40%
	Many-lined Sun-skink			~30%
	Rough-scaled Sun Skink			~10%
	Bowring’s Supple Skink			~10%
39	Durban	🇿🇦 South Africa	3 of 188	~40%
	African Striped Skink			~30%
	Eastern Sand Skink			~10%
	Variable Skink			~10%
40	Bangkok	🇹🇭 Thailand	4 of 188	~40%
	Many-lined Sun-skink			~20%
	Longtail Mabuya			~20%
	Bowring’s Supple Skink			~10%
	Siamese Supple Skink			~10%
41	Surakarta	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 188	~40%
	Many-lined Sun-skink			~40%
42	Ouagadougou	🇧🇫 Burkina Faso	1 of 188	~40%
	African Five-lined Skink			~40%
43	Manila	🇵🇭 Philippines	1 of 188	~40%
	Many-lined Sun-skink			~40%
44	Taichung	🇹🇼 Taiwan	3 of 188	~40%
	Longtail Mabuya			~20%
	Indian Forest Skink			~20%
	Many-lined Sun-skink			~10%
45	Hong Kong	🇨🇳 China	3 of 188	~40%
	Longtail Mabuya			~30%
	Four-striped Skink			~10%
	Indian Forest Skink			<5%
46	Yangon	🇲🇲 Myanmar	1 of 188	~40%
	Many-lined Sun-skink			~40%
47	Nairobi	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 188	~40%
	African Striped Skink			~40%
48	Abidjan	🇨🇮 Côte d'Ivoire	1 of 188	~40%
	Senegal Mabuya			~40%
49	Cairo	🇪🇬 Egypt	1 of 188	~40%
	African Five-lined Skink			~40%
50	Surabaya	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 188	~40%
	Many-lined Sun-skink			~40%
51	Harare	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1 of 188	~40%
	Wahlberg’s Striped Skink			~40%
52	Taipei	🇹🇼 Taiwan	2 of 188	~30%
	Indian Forest Skink			~20%
	Five-striped Blue-tailed Skink			~10%
53	Thrissur	🇮🇳 India	1 of 188	~30%
	Keeled Indian Mabuya			~30%
54	Jabalpur	🇮🇳 India	1 of 188	~30%
	Keeled Indian Mabuya			~30%
55	Tokyo	🇯🇵 Japan	1 of 188	~30%
	Japanese five-lined skink			~30%
56	Washington	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 188	~30%
	Common Five-lined Skink			~30%
	Broadhead Skink			~10%
57	Tainan	🇹🇼 Taiwan	2 of 188	~30%
	Many-lined Sun-skink			~20%
	Longtail Mabuya			~10%
58	Hobart	🇦🇺 Australia	3 of 188	~30%
	Metallic Coolskink			~10%
	Blotched Bluetongue			~10%
	White's Rock-skink			~10%
59	Vadodara	🇮🇳 India	1 of 188	~30%
	Bronze Grass Skink			~30%
60	Austin	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 188	~30%
	Little Brown Skink			~20%
	Four-lined Skink			<5%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	Disney's Animal Kingdom	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
2	San Diego Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
3	Moscow Zoo	🇷🇺 Russia	In captivity
4	Prague Zoo	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity
5	National Zoological Park	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
6	Shedd Aquarium	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
7	Basel Zoo	🇨🇭 Switzerland	In captivity
8	ZooParc de Beauval	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
9	Leipzig Zoological Garden	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
10	Denver Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
11	Copenhagen Zoo	🇩🇰 Denmark	In captivity
12	Tierpark Berlin	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
13	Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
14	Zürich Zoo	🇨🇭 Switzerland	In captivity
15	California Academy of Sciences	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
16	North Carolina Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
17	Australia Zoo	🇦🇺 Australia	In captivity
18	Zoo Pilsen	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity
19	Jihlava Zoo	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity
20	Greensboro Science Center	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
21	Abilene Zoological Gardens	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
22	Kaliningrad Zoo	🇷🇺 Russia	In captivity
23	Werribee Open Range Zoo	🇦🇺 Australia	In captivity
24	Binder Park Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
25	Taipei Zoo	🇹🇼 Taiwan	In captivity
26	Living Desert Zoo and Gardens	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
27	Columbus Zoo and Aquarium	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
28	Bronx Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
29	Tallinn Zoo	🇪🇪 Estonia	In captivity
30	Planète Sauvage	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
31	Brookfield Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
32	Beijing Zoo	🇨🇳 China	In captivity
33	Sedgwick County Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
34	Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
35	Chester Zoo	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	In captivity
36	Cheyenne Mountain Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
37	Orana Wildlife Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	In captivity
38	Oakland Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
39	Kyabram Fauna Park	🇦🇺 Australia	In captivity
40	Dallas Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
41	National Zoological Garden of South Africa	🇿🇦 South Africa	In captivity
42	Alice Springs Desert Park	🇦🇺 Australia	In captivity
43	Phoenix Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
44	Toledo Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
45	São Paulo Zoo	🇧🇷 Brazil	In captivity
46	Marwell Zoo	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	In captivity
47	Birmingham Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
48	Louisville Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
49	Out of Africa Wildlife Park	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
50	Guadalajara Zoo	🇲🇽 Mexico	In captivity

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