Ctenotus pantherinus
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In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
Ctenotus pantherinus, commonly known as the leopard ctenotus, is a species of skink endemic to central and western Australia. Its conservation status is currently classified as Least Concern. They are a brown/grey lizard with a tail almost equal to its body length, with short, four stubby legs of similar length, ending in clawed feet with five digits. Yellow/white spots with a black/brown outline begin behind the head and extend to the tip of the tail. Some adult leopard ctenotus have white/yellow stripes on the side of the tail, starting at the hind leg. The underbelly is a pale white/yellow colour.
Leopard ctenotus are one of the largest and fastest growing Ctenotus species in Australia. They grow more during winter than other Ctenotus species and are active during all seasons. Males tend to grow at a slightly faster rate than females, and juveniles born in autumn grow faster over winter than those born in the summer months.
Ctenotus pantherinus is endemic to Australia and has been found in the semi- arid and arid regions of Western Australia, Northern Territory, Queensland, New South Wales and South Australia. Ctenotus... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Leopard Ctenotus sighting in Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 19th most-seen of the 25 reptiles we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January–February and November
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Leopard Ctenotus in Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March, May–September and December, the lowest months. Those are among Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park's wettest months, with about 35 mm of rain a month against almost none in July.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Leopard Ctenotus sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
Only Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park, in our data
Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Leopard Ctenotus sightings: about 20% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same genus: Ctenotus
The closest relatives of the Leopard Ctenotus that you can see in Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park (genus Ctenotus, Ctenotus Skinks) are Leonhardi's Ctenotus (about 20%) and Massive-gibber Ctenotus (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Leopard Ctenotus is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park (5 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
