Brown Forest Skink
Scincella cherriei
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyScincidae (Escíncid)
- GenusScincella (Ground Skinks)
- SpeciesScincella cherriei (Brown Forest Skink)
Closest Relatives at Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve
📅 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 | Carara National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Piedras Blancas National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Tenorio Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 6 | Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 7 | Corcovado National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 8 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 9 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 10 | Cusuco National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 11 | Pico Bonito National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 12 | Celaque National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 13 | Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇧🇿 Belize | |
| 14 | Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 15 | Manuel Antonio National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 16 | Marino Ballena National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 17 | Calakmul Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 18 | Tortuguero National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 19 | Chirripó National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 20 | Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 21 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Brown Forest Skink in Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve?
About 10% of visitor-days record a Brown Forest Skink sighting in Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve, based on 6 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Brown Forest Skink in Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve?
July has the highest sighting rate for Brown Forest Skink in Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve in our monthly data.