Trunk-climbing Cool-skink

Trunk-climbing Cool-skink

Pseudemoia spenceri

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Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
Daily sighting probability Insufficient data
at Blue Mountains National Park
4 Verified sightings at Blue Mountains National Park From 2019 to 2026
62 Verified sightings across all 5 parks From 2019 to 2026
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

About the Trunk-climbing Cool-skink

Pseudemoia spenceri, also known commonly as Spencer's widow-eyed skink or the trunk-climbing cool-skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Australia. The specific name, spenceri, is in honour of English-Australian biologist Walter Baldwin Spencer.

P. spenceri is found in southeastern Australia, in the Australian states of New South Wales and Victoria. The preferred natural habitats of P. spenceri are forest and rocky areas. P. spenceri is viviparous. Cogger HG (2014). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,033 pp. ISBN 978-0643100350.

Kinghorn JR (1929). "A New Species of Lygosoma from New South Wales" Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 54: 32–33. {Lygosoma (Liolepisma) weekesae, new species}. Lucas AHS, Frost C (1894). "The Lizards indigenous to Victoria". Proceedings of the Royal Society of Australia, New Series 6: 24–92 + Plate II. {Lygosoma (Emoa) spenceri, new species, pp. 81–82 + Plate II, figures 1, 1a}.

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Closest Relatives at Blue Mountains National Park

Global Distribution

Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Kosciuszko National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~20%
2 Grampians National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~10%
3 Wilsons Promontory National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~10%
4 Great Otway National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~10%
5 Blue Mountains National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
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