Genus

Coolskinks

Carinascincus

5 species in our catalog · found in 5 parks

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

Species in this group

LC Endemic

Carinascincus metallicus

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

LC Endemic

Carinascincus ocellatus

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

VU Endemic

Carinascincus greeni

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

LC Endemic

Carinascincus pretiosus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

LC Endemic

Carinascincus coventryi

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~50%

Jan

~50%

Feb

~40%

Mar

~30%

Apr

~20%

May

~10%

Jun

<5%

Jul

~10%

Aug

~30%

Sep

~40%

Oct

~40%

Nov

~50%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Coolskinks

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Shaded: the known ranges of its 7 species, darker where more of them overlap (GARD, Roll et al. 2017 & Caetano et al. 2022). Our parks Our cities

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	4 of 5	>90%
	Metallic Coolskink			~80%
	Ocellated Coolskink			~40%
	Alpine Coolskink			~30%
	Tasmanian Tree Skink			~30%
2	Maria Island National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	3 of 5	~80%
	Ocellated Coolskink			~50%
	Tasmanian Tree Skink			~30%
	Metallic Coolskink			~30%
3	Freycinet National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	3 of 5	~70%
	Ocellated Coolskink			~40%
	Metallic Coolskink			~30%
	Tasmanian Tree Skink			~30%
4	Wilsons Promontory National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 5	~30%
	Metallic Coolskink			~30%
5	Great Otway National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 5	~10%
	Southern Forest Coolskink			~10%