Genus

Shadeskinks

Saproscincus

4 species in our catalog · found in 7 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassSquamata
FamilyScincidae (Skinks)
GenusSaproscincus (Shadeskinks)

Species in this group

LC Endemic

Saproscincus mustelinus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

LC Endemic

Saproscincus basiliscus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

LC Endemic

Saproscincus spectabilis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

LC Endemic

Saproscincus challengeri

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~20%

Jan

~20%

Feb

~10%

Mar

~10%

Apr

~10%

May

~10%

Jun

<5%

Jul

<5%

Aug

~10%

Sep

~10%

Oct

~10%

Nov

~20%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Shadeskinks

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Shaded: the known ranges of its 8 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	Blue Mountains National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 4	~20%
	Southern Weasel Skink			~20%
2	Lamington National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 4	~20%
	Gully Shadeskink			~10%
	Border Ranges Shadeskink			~10%
3	Daintree National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 4	~20%
	Pale-lipped Shadeskink			~20%
4	Royal National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 4	~10%
	Southern Weasel Skink			~10%
5	Wilsons Promontory National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 4	~10%
	Southern Weasel Skink			~10%
6	Great Otway National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 4	~10%
	Southern Weasel Skink			~10%
7	Springbrook National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 4	~10%
	Gully Shadeskink			~10%