Red-throated Cool-skink
Acritoscincus platynotus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyScincidae (Escíncid)
- GenusAcritoscincus (Three-lined and Red-throated Skinks)
- SpeciesAcritoscincus platynotus (Red-throated Cool-skink)
Closest Relatives at Blue Mountains National Park
Eastern Three-lined Skink
Acritoscincus duperreyi
Eastern Water Skink
Eulamprus quoyii
Southern Water Skink
Eulamprus heatwolei
Blotched Bluetongue
Tiliqua nigrolutea
Cunningham's Skink
Egernia cunninghami
Common Bluetongue
Tiliqua scincoides
Southern Weasel Skink
Saproscincus mustelinus
Copper-tailed Ctenotus
Ctenotus taeniolatus
Pale-flecked Garden Sunskink
Lampropholis guichenoti
Black Crevice-skink
Egernia saxatilis
Pink-Tongued Lizard
Cyclodomorphus gerrardii
Rainbow Skink
Lampropholis delicata
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kosciuszko National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Royal National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Red-throated Cool-skink in Blue Mountains National Park?
About 12% of visitor-days record a Red-throated Cool-skink sighting in Blue Mountains National Park, based on 32 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Red-throated Cool-skink in Blue Mountains National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Red-throated Cool-skink in Blue Mountains National Park in our monthly data.