Broadhead Skink

Broadhead Skink

Plestiodon laticeps

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

Closest Relatives at Shenandoah National Park

Common Five-lined Skink
LC

Common Five-lined Skink

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Plestiodon fasciatus

30–40% · Possible
Coal Skink
LC Endemic

Coal Skink

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Plestiodon anthracinus

Insufficient data
Little Brown Skink
LC

Little Brown Skink

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Scincella lateralis

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
10–20
Apr
20–30
May
10–20
Jun
10–20
Jul
10–20
Aug
10–20
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 Congaree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
40–50%
2 Shenandoah National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Broadhead Skink in Shenandoah National Park?

About 14% of visitor-days record a Broadhead Skink sighting in Shenandoah National Park, based on 52 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Broadhead Skink in Shenandoah National Park?

May has the highest sighting rate for Broadhead Skink in Shenandoah National Park in our monthly data.

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