Lowlands Plain-backed Ctenotus
Ctenotus essingtonii
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyScincidae (Escíncid)
- GenusCtenotus (Ctenotus Skinks)
- SpeciesCtenotus essingtonii (Lowlands Plain-backed Ctenotus)
Closest Relatives at Litchfield National Park
Bauxite Rainbow Skink
Carlia amax
Lined Firetail Skink
Morethia ruficauda
Slender Rainbow Skink
Carlia gracilis
Ornate Soil-crevice Skink
Notoscincus ornatus
Red-sided Rainbow Skink
Carlia rufilatus
Shaded-litter Rainbow Skink
Carlia munda
Common Bluetongue
Tiliqua scincoides
Orange-sided Bar-lipped Skink
Eremiascincus douglasi
Northern Bar-lipped Skink
Eremiascincus isolepis
Northern Mulch Skink
Glaphyromorphus darwiniensis
📅 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 | Litchfield National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Kakadu National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Lowlands Plain-backed Ctenotus in Litchfield National Park?
About 52% of visitor-days record a Lowlands Plain-backed Ctenotus sighting in Litchfield National Park, based on 33 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Lowlands Plain-backed Ctenotus in Litchfield National Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for Lowlands Plain-backed Ctenotus in Litchfield National Park in our monthly data.