Prickly Forest Skink

Prickly Forest Skink

Gnypetoscincus queenslandiae

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
10–20% · Possible
overall probability at Daintree National Park

Closest Relatives at Daintree National Park

Closed-litter Rainbow Skink
LC Endemic

Closed-litter Rainbow Skink

🌙 Nocturnal Reptile

Carlia longipes

30–40% · Possible
Northern Red-throated Rainbow Skink
LC Endemic

Northern Red-throated Rainbow Skink

🌙 Nocturnal Reptile

Carlia crypta

30–40% · Possible
Major Skink
LC

Major Skink

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Bellatorias frerei

20–30% · Possible
Rainforest Water-skink
LC Endemic

Rainforest Water-skink

🌅 Crepuscular Reptile

Concinnia tigrina

10–20% · Possible
Pale-lipped Shadeskink
LC Endemic

Pale-lipped Shadeskink

Reptile

Saproscincus basiliscus

10–20% · With luck
Cream-striped Shining-skink
LC

Cream-striped Shining-skink

Reptile

Cryptoblepharus virgatus

10–20% · With luck
Black-tailed Bar-lipped Skink
LC Endemic

Black-tailed Bar-lipped Skink

Reptile

Glaphyromorphus nigricaudis

0–10% · With luck
Coastal Snake-eyed Skink
LC

Coastal Snake-eyed Skink

Reptile

Cryptoblepharus litoralis

0–10% · With luck
Lewis' Shadeskink
LC Endemic

Lewis' Shadeskink

Reptile

Saproscincus lewisi

Insufficient data
Common Bluetongue
LC Endemic

Common Bluetongue

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Tiliqua scincoides

Insufficient data
Four-fingered Shadeskink
LC Endemic

Four-fingered Shadeskink

Reptile

Saproscincus tetradactylus

Insufficient data
Pink-Tongued Lizard
LC Endemic

Pink-Tongued Lizard

☀️🌙 Day & Night Reptile

Cyclodomorphus gerrardii

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
20–30
Feb
10–20
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
10–20
Jun
10–20
Jul
10–20
Aug
20–30
Sep
20–30
Oct
10–20
Nov
<5
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙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 Daintree National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
10–20%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Prickly Forest Skink in Daintree National Park?

About 16% of visitor-days record a Prickly Forest Skink sighting in Daintree National Park, based on 21 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Prickly Forest Skink in Daintree National Park?

September has the highest sighting rate for Prickly Forest Skink in Daintree National Park in our monthly data.

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