Genus

Ctenotus Skinks

Ctenotus

12 species in our catalog · found in 12 parks

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

Species in this group

LC Endemic

Ctenotus essingtonii

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

LC Endemic

Ctenotus coggeri

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

LC Endemic

Ctenotus taeniolatus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

LC Endemic

Ctenotus regius

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

LC Endemic

Ctenotus leonhardii

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Ctenotus fallens

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

LC Endemic

Ctenotus robustus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

LC Endemic

Ctenotus inornatus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

LC Endemic

Ctenotus septenarius

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

LC Endemic

Ctenotus pantherinus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

LC Endemic

Ctenotus superciliaris

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

LC Endemic

Ctenotus orientalis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~30%

Jan

~20%

Feb

~30%

Mar

~30%

Apr

~10%

May

~10%

Jun

~20%

Jul

~20%

Aug

~20%

Sep

~20%

Oct

~20%

Nov

~30%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Ctenotus Skinks

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Shaded: the known ranges of its 54 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	Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	3 of 12	~50%
	Leonhardi's Ctenotus			~20%
	Massive-gibber Ctenotus			~20%
	Leopard Ctenotus			~20%
2	Litchfield National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 12	~50%
	Lowlands Plain-backed Ctenotus			~50%
3	Hattah-Kulkyne National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 12	~40%
	Pale-rumped Ctenotus			~30%
	Plain Ctenotus			~20%
4	Kakadu National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	3 of 12	~40%
	Lowlands Plain-backed Ctenotus			~20%
	Brown-backed Ctenotus			~10%
	Sharp-browed Ctenotus			~10%
5	Nitmiluk National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 12	~40%
	Brown-backed Ctenotus			~40%
6	Royal National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 12	~30%
	Copper-tailed Ctenotus			~30%
7	Grampians National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 12	~30%
	Eastern Striped Skink			~20%
	Oriental Ctenotus			~10%
8	Blue Mountains National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 12	~20%
	Copper-tailed Ctenotus			~20%
9	Rottnest Island	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 12	~20%
	West Coast Laterite Ctenotus			~20%
10	Flinders Ranges National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 12	~20%
	Eastern Striped Skink			~20%
11	Cape Range	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 12	~20%
	Plain Ctenotus			~20%
12	Noosa National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 12	~10%
	Copper-tailed Ctenotus			~10%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Brisbane	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 12	~20%
	Eastern Striped Skink			~20%
	Copper-tailed Ctenotus			<5%
2	Perth	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 12	~10%
	West Coast Laterite Ctenotus			~10%
3	Sydney	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 12	~10%
	Copper-tailed Ctenotus			~10%

Ctenotus Skinks

Species in this group

Lowlands Plain-backed Ctenotus

Brown-backed Ctenotus

Copper-tailed Ctenotus

Pale-rumped Ctenotus

Leonhardi's Ctenotus

West Coast Laterite Ctenotus

Eastern Striped Skink

Plain Ctenotus

Massive-gibber Ctenotus

Leopard Ctenotus

Sharp-browed Ctenotus

Oriental Ctenotus

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Ctenotus Skinks

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked