Metallic Coolskink

Metallic Coolskink

Carinascincus metallicus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Freycinet National Park

Closest Relatives at Freycinet 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

20–30% · Possible
White's Rock-skink
LC

White's Rock-skink

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Liopholis whitii

70–80% · Very likely
She-oak Slender Bluetongue
LC Endemic

She-oak Slender Bluetongue

🌙 Nocturnal Reptile

Cyclodomorphus casuarinae

20–30% · Possible
Blotched Bluetongue
LC Endemic

Blotched Bluetongue

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Tiliqua nigrolutea

10–20% · Possible
Eastern Three-lined Skink
LC Endemic

Eastern Three-lined Skink

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Acritoscincus duperreyi

Insufficient data
Rainbow Skink
LC Endemic

Rainbow Skink

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Lampropholis delicata

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
30–40
Feb
20–30
Mar
0–10
Apr
0–10
May
0–10
Jun
10–20
Jul
10–20
Aug
30–40
Sep
30–40
Oct
30–40
Nov
30–40
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 Freycinet National Park?

About 27% of visitor-days record a Metallic Coolskink sighting in Freycinet National Park, based on 12 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Metallic Coolskink in Freycinet National Park?

December has the highest sighting rate for Metallic Coolskink in Freycinet National Park in our monthly data.

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