Southern Water Skink

Closest Relatives at Kosciuszko National Park

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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	Kosciuszko National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	30–40%
2	Blue Mountains National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	30–40%
3	Wilsons Promontory National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Southern Water Skink in Kosciuszko National Park?

About 39% of visitor-days record a Southern Water Skink sighting in Kosciuszko National Park, based on 64 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Southern Water Skink in Kosciuszko National Park?

February has the highest sighting rate for Southern Water Skink in Kosciuszko National Park in our monthly data.