Genus

Australian Desert and Rock Skinks

Liopholis

5 species in our catalog · found in 10 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassSquamata
FamilyScincidae (Skinks)
GenusLiopholis (Australian Desert and Rock Skinks)

Species in this group

Liopholis whitii

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

LC Endemic

Liopholis personata

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

EN Endemic

Liopholis guthega

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

LC Endemic

Liopholis inornata

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

VU Endemic

Liopholis kintorei

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~50%

Jan

~40%

Feb

~40%

Mar

~40%

Apr

~20%

May

~10%

Jun

~10%

Jul

~20%

Aug

~40%

Sep

~40%

Oct

~50%

Nov

~50%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Australian Desert and Rock Skinks

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Shaded: the known ranges of its 11 species, darker where more of them overlap (GARD, Roll et al. 2017 & Caetano et al. 2022). Our parks Our cities In captivity: 3 zoos & centres

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Freycinet National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 5	~70%
	White's Rock-skink			~70%
2	Maria Island National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 5	~50%
	White's Rock-skink			~50%
3	Flinders Ranges National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 5	~50%
	Flinder's Ranges Rock-skink			~50%
4	Wilsons Promontory National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 5	~50%
	White's Rock-skink			~50%
5	Grampians National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 5	~40%
	White's Rock-skink			~40%
6	Kosciuszko National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 5	~30%
	Guthega Skink			~30%
7	Flinders Chase	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 5	~20%
	White's Rock-skink			~20%
8	Hattah-Kulkyne National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 5	~20%
	Desert Egernia			~20%
9	Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 5	~20%
	Great Desert Skink			~20%
10	Great Otway National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 5	~10%
	White's Rock-skink			~10%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Hobart	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 5	~10%
	White's Rock-skink			~10%
2	Melbourne	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 5	<5%
	White's Rock-skink			<5%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	Alice Springs Desert Park	🇦🇺 Australia	In captivity
2	Healesville Sanctuary	🇦🇺 Australia	In captivity
3	Featherdale Sydney Wildlife Park	🇦🇺 Australia	In captivity

Australian Desert and Rock Skinks

Species in this group

White's Rock-skink

Flinder's Ranges Rock-skink

Guthega Skink

Desert Egernia

Great Desert Skink

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Australian Desert and Rock Skinks

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked

Zoos & Centres Where Found