Western Skink

Western Skink

Plestiodon skiltonianus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Redwood National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

0–10
Jan
10–20
Feb
10–20
Mar
20–30
Apr
10–20
May
0–10
Jun
0–10
Jul
10–20
Aug
0–10
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
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 Zion National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
2 Redwood National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
3 Grand Canyon National Park 🇺🇸 United States
0–10%
4 Channel Islands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
0–10%
5 Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
6 Joshua Tree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Western Skink in Redwood National Park?

About 12% of visitor-days record a Western Skink sighting in Redwood National Park, based on 13 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Western Skink in Redwood National Park?

April has the highest sighting rate for Western Skink in Redwood National Park in our monthly data.

← Back to Redwood National Park