Genus

Ground Skinks

Scincella

4 species in our catalog · found in 12 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassSquamata
FamilyScincidae (Skinks)
GenusScincella (Ground Skinks)

Species in this group

Scincella cherriei

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

LC Endemic

Scincella silvicola

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Scincella lateralis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Endemic

Scincella caudaequinae

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~10%

Jan

~10%

Feb

~10%

Mar

~20%

Apr

~10%

May

~20%

Jun

~10%

Jul

~10%

Aug

~10%

Sep

~10%

Oct

~10%

Nov

~10%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Ground Skinks

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Shaded: the known ranges of its 20 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	Cusuco National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	1 of 4	~30%
	Brown Forest Skink			~30%
2	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 4	~20%
	Brown Forest Skink			~20%
3	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 4	~20%
	Brown Forest Skink			~20%
4	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	2 of 4	~10%
	Taylor’s Ground Skink			~10%
	Horsehead Ground Skink			<5%
5	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 4	~10%
	Brown Forest Skink			~10%
6	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	1 of 4	~10%
	Brown Forest Skink			~10%
7	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 4	~10%
	Brown Forest Skink			~10%
8	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 4	~10%
	Brown Forest Skink			~10%
9	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	~10%
	Little Brown Skink			~10%
10	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 4	~10%
	Brown Forest Skink			~10%
11	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 4	~10%
	Brown Forest Skink			~10%
12	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 4	~10%
	Brown Forest Skink			~10%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Austin	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	~20%
	Little Brown Skink			~20%
2	Houston	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	~10%
	Little Brown Skink			~10%
3	Dallas	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	~10%
	Little Brown Skink			~10%
4	San Antonio	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	~10%
	Little Brown Skink			~10%
5	Monterrey	🇲🇽 México	1 of 4	<5%
	Taylor’s Ground Skink			<5%
6	Orlando	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	<5%
	Little Brown Skink			<5%

Ground Skinks

Species in this group

Brown Forest Skink

Taylor’s Ground Skink

Little Brown Skink

Horsehead Ground Skink

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Ground Skinks

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked