Black Crevice-skink
Egernia saxatilis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyScincidae (Escíncid)
- GenusEgernia (Spiny-tailed and Crevice Skinks)
- SpeciesEgernia saxatilis (Black Crevice-skink)
Closest Relatives at Kosciuszko National Park
Cunningham's Skink
Egernia cunninghami
Blotched Bluetongue
Tiliqua nigrolutea
Southern Water Skink
Eulamprus heatwolei
Entrecasteaux's Skink
Pseudemoia entrecasteauxii
Pale-flecked Garden Sunskink
Lampropholis guichenoti
Cool-temperate Water Skink
Eulamprus tympanum
Trunk-climbing Cool-skink
Pseudemoia spenceri
Guthega Skink
Liopholis guthega
Alpine Meadow-skink
Eulamprus kosciuskoi
Eastern Three-lined Skink
Acritoscincus duperreyi
Copper-tailed Ctenotus
Ctenotus taeniolatus
Red-throated Cool-skink
Acritoscincus platynotus
📅 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 | Grampians National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Kosciuszko National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Black Crevice-skink in Kosciuszko National Park?
About 15% of visitor-days record a Black Crevice-skink sighting in Kosciuszko National Park, based on 12 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Black Crevice-skink in Kosciuszko National Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for Black Crevice-skink in Kosciuszko National Park in our monthly data.