Genus

Rainbow Skinks

Carlia

9 species in our catalog · found in 6 parks

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

Species in this group

LC Endemic

Carlia amax

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Carlia fusca

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

LC Endemic

Carlia crypta

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Carlia longipes

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

LC Endemic

Carlia gracilis

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

LC Endemic

Carlia rufilatus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

LC Endemic

Carlia triacantha

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

LC Endemic

Carlia munda

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Carlia sexdentata

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~40%

Jan

~50%

Feb

~40%

Mar

~40%

Apr

~40%

May

~30%

Jun

~40%

Jul

~40%

Aug

~40%

Sep

~40%

Oct

~40%

Nov

~40%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Rainbow Skinks

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Shaded: the known ranges of its 23 species, darker where more of them overlap (GARD, Roll et al. 2017 & Caetano et al. 2022). Our parks

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Kakadu National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	4 of 9	~70%
	Bauxite Rainbow Skink			~60%
	Shaded-litter Rainbow Skink			~10%
	Closed-litter Rainbow-skink			~10%
	Slender Rainbow Skink			~10%
2	Litchfield National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	3 of 9	~70%
	Bauxite Rainbow Skink			~50%
	Slender Rainbow Skink			~30%
	Red-sided Rainbow Skink			~20%
3	Daintree National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 9	~60%
	Northern Red-throated Rainbow Skink			~40%
	Closed-litter Rainbow Skink			~40%
4	Nitmiluk National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 9	~60%
	Bauxite Rainbow Skink			~60%
5	Raja Ampat	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 9	~40%
	Indonesian Brown Skink Carlia			~40%
6	Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 9	~20%
	Desert Rainbow Skink			~20%