Common Bluetongue
Tiliqua scincoides
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyScincidae (Escíncid)
- GenusTiliqua (Bluetongues)
- SpeciesTiliqua scincoides (Common Bluetongue)
Closest Relatives at Great Otway National Park
Blotched Bluetongue
Tiliqua nigrolutea
Cool-temperate Water Skink
Eulamprus tympanum
Pale-flecked Garden Sunskink
Lampropholis guichenoti
McCoy's Skink
Anepischetosia maccoyi
Southern Weasel Skink
Saproscincus mustelinus
White's Rock-skink
Liopholis whitii
Entrecasteaux's Skink
Pseudemoia entrecasteauxii
Trunk-climbing Cool-skink
Pseudemoia spenceri
Southern Forest Coolskink
Carinascincus coventryi
Eastern Three-lined Skink
Acritoscincus duperreyi
Eastern Striped Skink
Ctenotus robustus
Metallic Coolskink
Carinascincus metallicus
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · 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 | Noosa National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Booderee National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Kakadu National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 5 | Grampians National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 6 | Royal National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 7 | Great Otway National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 8 | Litchfield National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 9 | Kosciuszko National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 10 | Flinders Ranges National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 11 | Springbrook National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 12 | Daintree National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 13 | Lamington National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Common Bluetongue in Great Otway National Park?
About 10% of visitor-days record a Common Bluetongue sighting in Great Otway National Park, based on 17 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Common Bluetongue in Great Otway National Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for Common Bluetongue in Great Otway National Park in our monthly data.