Red-sided Rainbow Skink
Carlia rufilatus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyScincidae (Escíncid)
- GenusCarlia (Rainbow Skinks)
- SpeciesCarlia rufilatus (Red-sided Rainbow Skink)
Closest Relatives at Litchfield National Park
Bauxite Rainbow Skink
Carlia amax
Slender Rainbow Skink
Carlia gracilis
Shaded-litter Rainbow Skink
Carlia munda
Lowlands Plain-backed Ctenotus
Ctenotus essingtonii
Lined Firetail Skink
Morethia ruficauda
Ornate Soil-crevice Skink
Notoscincus ornatus
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 at dawn and dusk · 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 |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Red-sided Rainbow Skink in Litchfield National Park?
About 22% of visitor-days record a Red-sided Rainbow Skink sighting in Litchfield National Park, based on 6 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Red-sided Rainbow Skink in Litchfield National Park?
January has the highest sighting rate for Red-sided Rainbow Skink in Litchfield National Park in our monthly data.