Common Five-lined Skink

Common Five-lined Skink

Plestiodon fasciatus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
50–60% · Likely
overall probability at Congaree National Park

Closest Relatives at Congaree National Park

Broadhead Skink
LC Endemic

Broadhead Skink

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Plestiodon laticeps

40–50% · Likely
Little Brown Skink
LC

Little Brown Skink

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Scincella lateralis

10–20% · With luck

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
20–30
Feb
60–70
Mar
70–80
Apr
60–70
May
50–60
Jun
60–70
Jul
60–70
Aug
50–60
Sep
20–30
Oct
10–20
Nov
10–20
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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 Congaree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
50–60%
2 Shenandoah National Park 🇺🇸 United States
30–40%
3 Great Smoky Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
30–40%
4 Point Pelee National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
30–40%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Common Five-lined Skink in Congaree National Park?

About 54% of visitor-days record a Common Five-lined Skink sighting in Congaree National Park, based on 132 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Common Five-lined Skink in Congaree National Park?

April has the highest sighting rate for Common Five-lined Skink in Congaree National Park in our monthly data.

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