Common Five-lined Skink

Common Five-lined Skink

Plestiodon fasciatus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
30–40% · Possible
overall probability at Point Pelee National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

0–10
Jan
0–10
Feb
0–10
Mar
10–20
Apr
30–40
May
30–40
Jun
30–40
Jul
40–50
Aug
30–40
Sep
<5
Oct
0–10
Nov
0–10
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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 Congaree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
50–60%
2 Shenandoah National Park 🇺🇸 United States
30–40%
3 Great Smoky Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
30–40%
4 Point Pelee National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
30–40%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Common Five-lined Skink in Point Pelee National Park?

About 31% of visitor-days record a Common Five-lined Skink sighting in Point Pelee National Park, based on 85 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Common Five-lined Skink in Point Pelee National Park?

August has the highest sighting rate for Common Five-lined Skink in Point Pelee National Park in our monthly data.

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