Blue-speckled Forest Skink
Silvascincus murrayi
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyScincidae (Escíncid)
- GenusSilvascincus (Silvascincus Forest Skinks)
- SpeciesSilvascincus murrayi (Blue-speckled Forest Skink)
Closest Relatives at Springbrook National Park
Land Mullet
Bellatorias major
Eastern Water Skink
Eulamprus quoyii
Major Skink
Bellatorias frerei
Pink-Tongued Lizard
Cyclodomorphus gerrardii
Rainbow Skink
Lampropholis delicata
Dark Barsided Skink
Concinnia martini
Gully Shadeskink
Saproscincus spectabilis
Common Bluetongue
Tiliqua scincoides
Bar-sided Skink
Concinnia tenuis
Short-limbed Snake-skink
Ophioscincus truncatus
Open-litter Rainbow Skink
Carlia pectoralis
Highland Forest Skink
Saproscincus rosei
📅 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 | Lamington National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Springbrook National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Blue-speckled Forest Skink in Springbrook National Park?
About 25% of visitor-days record a Blue-speckled Forest Skink sighting in Springbrook National Park, based on 33 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Blue-speckled Forest Skink in Springbrook National Park?
January has the highest sighting rate for Blue-speckled Forest Skink in Springbrook National Park in our monthly data.