Tasmanian Tree Skink
Carinascincus pretiosus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyScincidae (Escíncid)
- GenusCarinascincus (Coolskinks)
- SpeciesCarinascincus pretiosus (Tasmanian Tree Skink)
Closest Relatives at Freycinet National Park
Ocellated Coolskink
Carinascincus ocellatus
Metallic Coolskink
Carinascincus metallicus
White's Rock-skink
Liopholis whitii
She-oak Slender Bluetongue
Cyclodomorphus casuarinae
Blotched Bluetongue
Tiliqua nigrolutea
Eastern Three-lined Skink
Acritoscincus duperreyi
Rainbow Skink
Lampropholis delicata
📅 Monthly Probability
🌙 When They're Spotted
Most active during nighttime hours (6pm–6am) · across all parks (global)
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 | |
| 2 | Freycinet National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Tasmanian Tree Skink in Freycinet National Park?
About 28% of visitor-days record a Tasmanian Tree Skink sighting in Freycinet National Park, based on 13 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Tasmanian Tree Skink in Freycinet National Park?
February has the highest sighting rate for Tasmanian Tree Skink in Freycinet National Park in our monthly data.