Little Brown Skink

Little Brown Skink

Scincella lateralis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
0–10% · With luck
overall probability at Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Closest Relatives at Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Common Five-lined Skink
LC

Common Five-lined Skink

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Plestiodon fasciatus

30–40% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
0–10
Mar
0–10
Apr
10–20
May
0–10
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
10–20
Sep
0–10
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
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 Congaree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
2 Great Smoky Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
0–10%
3 Shenandoah National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
4 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Little Brown Skink in Great Smoky Mountains National Park?

About 8% of visitor-days record a Little Brown Skink sighting in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, based on 21 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Little Brown Skink in Great Smoky Mountains National Park?

May has the highest sighting rate for Little Brown Skink in Great Smoky Mountains National Park in our monthly data.

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