Metallic Coolskink

Metallic Coolskink

Carinascincus metallicus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
80–90% · Very likely
overall probability at Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park

Closest Relatives at Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park

Ocellated Coolskink
LC Endemic

Ocellated Coolskink

🌙 Nocturnal Reptile

Carinascincus ocellatus

40–50% · Likely
Tasmanian Tree Skink
LC Endemic

Tasmanian Tree Skink

🌙 Nocturnal Reptile

Carinascincus pretiosus

30–40% · Possible
Alpine Coolskink
VU Endemic

Alpine Coolskink

🌙 Nocturnal Reptile

Carinascincus greeni

30–40% · Possible
She-oak Slender Bluetongue
LC Endemic

She-oak Slender Bluetongue

🌙 Nocturnal Reptile

Cyclodomorphus casuarinae

Insufficient data
Blotched Bluetongue
LC Endemic

Blotched Bluetongue

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Tiliqua nigrolutea

Insufficient data
Entrecasteaux's Skink
LC Endemic

Entrecasteaux's Skink

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Pseudemoia entrecasteauxii

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

80–90
Jan
80–90
Feb
80–90
Mar
80–90
Apr
40–50
May
20–30
Jun
20–30
Jul
30–40
Aug
60–70
Sep
50–60
Oct
70–80
Nov
80–90
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 Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
80–90%
2 Wilsons Promontory National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
20–30%
3 Freycinet National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
20–30%
4 Great Otway National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Metallic Coolskink in Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park?

About 80% of visitor-days record a Metallic Coolskink sighting in Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park, based on 177 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Metallic Coolskink in Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park?

January has the highest sighting rate for Metallic Coolskink in Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park in our monthly data.

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