Copper-tailed Ctenotus
Ctenotus taeniolatus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyScincidae (Escíncid)
- GenusCtenotus (Ctenotus Skinks)
- SpeciesCtenotus taeniolatus (Copper-tailed Ctenotus)
Closest Relatives at Royal National Park
Eastern Water Skink
Eulamprus quoyii
Common Bluetongue
Tiliqua scincoides
Cunningham's Skink
Egernia cunninghami
Rainbow Skink
Lampropholis delicata
Yellow-bellied Three-toed Skink
Saiphos equalis
Elegant Snake-eyed Skink
Cryptoblepharus pulcher
Southern Weasel Skink
Saproscincus mustelinus
Red-throated Cool-skink
Acritoscincus platynotus
Bar-sided Skink
Concinnia tenuis
Pale-flecked Garden Sunskink
Lampropholis guichenoti
Gully Shadeskink
Saproscincus spectabilis
Coastal She-oak Slender Bluetongue
Cyclodomorphus michaeli
📅 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 | Royal National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Kosciuszko National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Noosa National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 5 | Booderee National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 6 | Daintree National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Copper-tailed Ctenotus in Royal National Park?
About 24% of visitor-days record a Copper-tailed Ctenotus sighting in Royal National Park, based on 71 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Copper-tailed Ctenotus in Royal National Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for Copper-tailed Ctenotus in Royal National Park in our monthly data.