Copper-tailed Ctenotus
Ctenotus taeniolatus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyScincidae (Escíncid)
- GenusCtenotus (Ctenotus Skinks)
- SpeciesCtenotus taeniolatus (Copper-tailed Ctenotus)
Closest Relatives at Kosciuszko National Park
Eastern Striped Skink
Ctenotus robustus
Blotched Bluetongue
Tiliqua nigrolutea
Cunningham's Skink
Egernia cunninghami
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
Black Crevice-skink
Egernia saxatilis
Eastern Three-lined Skink
Acritoscincus duperreyi
📅 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 | Royal National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Kosciuszko National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Noosa National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 5 | Booderee National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 6 | Daintree National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Copper-tailed Ctenotus in Kosciuszko National Park?
About 13% of visitor-days record a Copper-tailed Ctenotus sighting in Kosciuszko National Park, based on 10 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Copper-tailed Ctenotus in Kosciuszko National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Copper-tailed Ctenotus in Kosciuszko National Park in our monthly data.