Genus

Snake-eyed Skinks

Cryptoblepharus

8 species in our catalog · found in 11 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassSquamata
FamilyScincidae (Skinks)
GenusCryptoblepharus (Snake-eyed Skinks)

Species in this group

LC Endemic

Cryptoblepharus pannosus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

LC Endemic

Cryptoblepharus renschi

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

LC Endemic

Cryptoblepharus pulcher

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Cryptoblepharus novaeguineae

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

LC Endemic

Cryptoblepharus australis

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Cryptoblepharus virgatus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Cryptoblepharus africanus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Cryptoblepharus litoralis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~10%

Jan

~20%

Feb

~20%

Mar

~10%

Apr

~10%

May

~20%

Jun

~10%

Jul

~20%

Aug

~20%

Sep

~10%

Oct

~10%

Nov

~10%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Snake-eyed Skinks

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Shaded: the known ranges of its 22 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	Hattah-Kulkyne National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 8	~30%
	Ragged Snake-eyed Skink			~30%
2	Komodo National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 8	~30%
	Blue-tailed Snake-eyed Skink			~30%
3	Noosa National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 8	~20%
	Elegant Snake-eyed Skink			~20%
4	Grampians National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 8	~20%
	Ragged Snake-eyed Skink			~20%
5	Flinders Ranges National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 8	~20%
	Ragged Snake-eyed Skink			~20%
6	Daintree National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 8	~20%
	Cream-striped Shining-skink			~10%
	Coastal Snake-eyed Skink			~10%
7	Raja Ampat	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 8	~20%
	New Guinea Snake-eyed Skink			~20%
8	Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 8	~20%
	Shiny-palmed Shining-skink			~20%
9	Royal National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 8	~10%
	Elegant Snake-eyed Skink			~10%
10	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 8	~10%
	East-African Snake-eyed Skink			~10%
11	Blue Mountains National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 8	~10%
	Elegant Snake-eyed Skink			~10%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Zanzibar City	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 8	~40%
	East-African Snake-eyed Skink			~40%
2	Dar es-Salaam	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 8	~30%
	East-African Snake-eyed Skink			~30%
3	Sydney	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 8	~30%
	Elegant Snake-eyed Skink			~30%
4	Brisbane	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 8	~30%
	Elegant Snake-eyed Skink			~30%

Snake-eyed Skinks

Species in this group

Ragged Snake-eyed Skink

Blue-tailed Snake-eyed Skink

Elegant Snake-eyed Skink

New Guinea Snake-eyed Skink

Shiny-palmed Shining-skink

Cream-striped Shining-skink

East-African Snake-eyed Skink

Coastal Snake-eyed Skink

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Snake-eyed Skinks

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked