Scincidae (Escíncid)

Family

Escíncid

Scincidae

288 species in our catalog · found in 188 parks

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Metallic Coolskink
LC Endemic

Metallic Coolskink

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Carinascincus metallicus

80–90% · Very likely
White's Rock-skink
LC

White's Rock-skink

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Liopholis whitii

70–80% · Very likely
Shingleback

Shingleback

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Tiliqua rugosa

70–80% · Very likely
Land Mullet
LC Endemic

Land Mullet

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Bellatorias major

70–80% · Very likely
Spotted Forest Skink
LC

Spotted Forest Skink

🌅 Crepuscular Reptile

Sphenomorphus maculatus

70–80% · Very likely
Blue-grey-throated Rainbow Skink
LC

Blue-grey-throated Rainbow Skink

🌙 Nocturnal Reptile

Carlia caesius

60–70% · Likely
Cool-temperate Water Skink
LC Endemic

Cool-temperate Water Skink

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Eulamprus tympanum

60–70% · Likely
Bauxite Rainbow Skink
LC Endemic

Bauxite Rainbow Skink

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Carlia amax

60–70% · Likely
Kalahari Tree Skink
LC

Kalahari Tree Skink

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Trachylepis spilogaster

50–60% · Likely
Black Crevice-skink
LC Endemic

Black Crevice-skink

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Egernia saxatilis

50–60% · Likely
Major Skink
LC

Major Skink

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Bellatorias frerei

50–60% · Likely
Wahlberg’s Striped Skink

Wahlberg’s Striped Skink

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Trachylepis wahlbergii

50–60% · Likely
Common Five-lined Skink
LC

Common Five-lined Skink

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Plestiodon fasciatus

50–60% · Likely
Pacific Bluetail Skink
LC

Pacific Bluetail Skink

🌙 Nocturnal Reptile

Emoia caeruleocauda

50–60% · Likely
Lowlands Plain-backed Ctenotus
LC Endemic

Lowlands Plain-backed Ctenotus

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Ctenotus essingtonii

50–60% · Likely
African Five-lined Skink
LC

African Five-lined Skink

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Trachylepis quinquetaeniata

50–60% · Likely
South American Spotted Skink
LC

South American Spotted Skink

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Copeoglossum nigropunctatum

50–60% · Likely
Blue-speckled Forest Skink
LC Endemic

Blue-speckled Forest Skink

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Silvascincus murrayi

40–50% · Likely
Karasburg Tree Skink
LC

Karasburg Tree Skink

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Trachylepis sparsa

40–50% · Likely
Many-lined Sun-skink
LC

Many-lined Sun-skink

🌅 Crepuscular Reptile

Eutropis multifasciata

40–50% · Likely
Elegant Mabuya
LC

Elegant Mabuya

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Trachylepis elegans

40–50% · Likely
Flinder's Ranges Rock-skink
LC Endemic

Flinder's Ranges Rock-skink

🌙 Nocturnal Reptile

Liopholis personata

40–50% · Likely
Gravenhorst's Mabuya
LC

Gravenhorst's Mabuya

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Trachylepis gravenhorstii

40–50% · Likely
Eastern Water Skink
LC Endemic

Eastern Water Skink

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Eulamprus quoyii

40–50% · Likely
Blotched Bluetongue
LC Endemic

Blotched Bluetongue

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Tiliqua nigrolutea

40–50% · Likely
Japanese five-lined skink
LC

Japanese five-lined skink

🌙 Nocturnal Reptile

Plestiodon finitimus

40–50% · Likely
Broadhead Skink
LC Endemic

Broadhead Skink

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Plestiodon laticeps

40–50% · Likely
Pale-flecked Garden Sunskink
LC Endemic

Pale-flecked Garden Sunskink

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Lampropholis guichenoti

40–50% · Likely
Tree Skink
LC Endemic

Tree Skink

🌙 Nocturnal Reptile

Egernia striolata

40–50% · Likely
Ocellated Coolskink
LC Endemic

Ocellated Coolskink

🌙 Nocturnal Reptile

Carinascincus ocellatus

40–50% · Likely
Cunningham's Skink
LC Endemic

Cunningham's Skink

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Egernia cunninghami

40–50% · Likely
Lined Firetail Skink
LC Endemic

Lined Firetail Skink

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Morethia ruficauda

40–50% · Likely
Southern Water Skink
LC Endemic

Southern Water Skink

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Eulamprus heatwolei

30–40% · Possible
Closed-litter Rainbow Skink
LC Endemic

Closed-litter Rainbow Skink

🌙 Nocturnal Reptile

Carlia longipes

30–40% · Possible
Cope's Mabuya
LC

Cope's Mabuya

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Notomabuya frenata

30–40% · Possible
Rainbow Skink

Rainbow Skink

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Trachylepis margaritifera

30–40% · Possible
Shrub Whiptail-skink
LC

Shrub Whiptail-skink

🌙 Nocturnal Reptile

Emoia longicauda

30–40% · Possible
Allapalli Grass Skink
LC

Allapalli Grass Skink

🌅 Crepuscular Reptile

Eutropis macularia

30–40% · Possible
Northern Red-throated Rainbow Skink
LC Endemic

Northern Red-throated Rainbow Skink

🌙 Nocturnal Reptile

Carlia crypta

30–40% · Possible
Slender Rainbow Skink
LC Endemic

Slender Rainbow Skink

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Carlia gracilis

30–40% · Possible
Greer's Mabuya

Greer's Mabuya

🌅 Crepuscular Reptile

Eutropis greeri

30–40% · Possible
Common Bluetongue
LC Endemic

Common Bluetongue

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Tiliqua scincoides

30–40% · Possible
Keeled Indian Mabuya
LC

Keeled Indian Mabuya

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Eutropis carinata

30–40% · Possible
Speckle-lipped Mabuya
LC

Speckle-lipped Mabuya

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Trachylepis maculilabris

Insufficient data
🦎 No photo available
LC

Guinea Mabuya

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Trachylepis albilabris

Insufficient data
Brown-backed Ctenotus
LC Endemic

Brown-backed Ctenotus

☀️🌙 Day & Night Reptile

Ctenotus coggeri

30–40% · Possible
Entrecasteaux's Skink
LC Endemic

Entrecasteaux's Skink

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Pseudemoia entrecasteauxii

30–40% · Possible
Borneo Skink
LC

Borneo Skink

🌅 Crepuscular Reptile

Dasia vittata

30–40% · Possible
African Striped Skink
LC

African Striped Skink

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Trachylepis striata

30–40% · Possible
Tasmanian Tree Skink
LC Endemic

Tasmanian Tree Skink

🌙 Nocturnal Reptile

Carinascincus pretiosus

30–40% · Possible
Alpine Coolskink
VU Endemic

Alpine Coolskink

🌙 Nocturnal Reptile

Carinascincus greeni

30–40% · Possible
Bocage's Mabuya
LC

Bocage's Mabuya

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Trachylepis binotata

30–40% · Possible
Ornate Soil-crevice Skink
LC Endemic

Ornate Soil-crevice Skink

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Notoscincus ornatus

30–40% · Possible
Boulenger's Snake-eyed Skink
LC Endemic

Boulenger's Snake-eyed Skink

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Morethia boulengeri

30–40% · Possible
Rough Mabuya
LC

Rough Mabuya

🌅 Crepuscular Reptile

Eutropis rudis

30–40% · Possible
Elegant Snake-eyed Skink
LC Endemic

Elegant Snake-eyed Skink

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Cryptoblepharus pulcher

30–40% · Possible
Four-striped Skink
LC

Four-striped Skink

🌅 Crepuscular Reptile

Plestiodon quadrilineatus

20–30% · Possible
She-oak Slender Bluetongue
LC Endemic

She-oak Slender Bluetongue

🌙 Nocturnal Reptile

Cyclodomorphus casuarinae

20–30% · Possible
Hambegamuwa Sun Skink

Hambegamuwa Sun Skink

🌅 Crepuscular Reptile

Eutropis lankae

20–30% · Possible
Meyer's Emo Skink
LC

Meyer's Emo Skink

🌙 Nocturnal Reptile

Emoia kordoana

Insufficient data

Showing the 60 most likely of 288 species — the park table below covers them all.

📅 Monthly Probability

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

20–30
Jan
20–30
Feb
20–30
Mar
20–30
Apr
10–20
May
10–20
Jun
10–20
Jul
10–20
Aug
20–30
Sep
20–30
Oct
20–30
Nov
20–30
Dec

🕐 When They're Spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

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Where to see Escíncid

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#ParkCountrySpeciesP(≥1)
1 Lamington National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 25
90–100%
2 Kosciuszko National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 24
90–100%
3 Grampians National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 18
90–100%
4 Lorentz National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia 12
90–100%
5 Blue Mountains National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 27
90–100%
6 Litchfield National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 11
90–100%
7 Wilsons Promontory National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 13
90–100%
8 Flinders Ranges National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 12
90–100%
9 Freycinet National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 8
90–100%
10 Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 7
90–100%
11 Kakadu National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 21
90–100%
12 Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 19
90–100%
13 Daintree National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 18
90–100%
14 Cat Tien National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam 9
90–100%
15 Noosa National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 8
90–100%
16 Waterberg Plateau Park 🇳🇦 Namibia 6
90–100%
17 Khao Sok National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand 5
90–100%
18 Springbrook National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 15
80–90%
19 Nitmiluk National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 8
80–90%
20 Great Otway National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 16
80–90%
21 Khao Yai National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand 11
80–90%
22 Royal National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 13
80–90%
23 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia 10
80–90%
24 Kinabalu Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia 12
70–80%
25 Congaree National Park 🇺🇸 United States 3
70–80%
26 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand 14
70–80%
27 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 14
70–80%
28 Namib-Naukluft National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia 9
70–80%
29 Cuc Phuong National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam 6
70–80%
30 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 11
70–80%
31 Danum Valley Conservation Area 🇲🇾 Malaysia 6
60–70%
32 Semuliki National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda 3
60–70%
33 Kerinci Seblat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia 5
60–70%
34 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia 5
60–70%
35 Sinharaja Forest Reserve 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka 8
60–70%
36 Doi Inthanon National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand 7
60–70%
37 Ankarafantsika National Park 🇲🇬 Madagascar 4
60–70%
38 Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 3
60–70%
39 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania 4
60–70%
40 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda 2
60–70%
41 Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary 🇲🇾 Malaysia 8
60–70%
42 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia 4
60–70%
43 Booderee National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 5
60–70%
44 Ranomafana National Park 🇲🇬 Madagascar 3
60–70%
45 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 11
50–60%
46 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya 2
50–60%
47 Bali Barat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia 3
50–60%
48 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 4
50–60%
49 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique 4
50–60%
50 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda 4
50–60%
51 Brownsberg Nature Park 🇸🇷 Suriname 1
50–60%
52 Khao Luang National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand 2
40–50%
53 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 11
40–50%
54 Fiordland National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand 8
40–50%
55 Shenandoah National Park 🇺🇸 United States 4
40–50%
56 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 7
40–50%
57 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda 3
40–50%
58 Nikko National Park 🇯🇵 Japan 1
40–50%
59 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 4
40–50%
60 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania 4
40–50%
61 Periyar National Park 🇮🇳 India 2
40–50%
62 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania 4
40–50%
63 Royal Bardia National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal 2
40–50%
64 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana 2
40–50%
65 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda 2
40–50%
66 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 5
40–50%
67 Wilpattu National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka 2
30–40%
68 Berenty Reserve 🇲🇬 Madagascar 2
30–40%
69 El Impenetrable National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina 1
30–40%
70 Great Smoky Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States 2
30–40%
71 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda 2
30–40%
72 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe 1
30–40%
73 Ba Be National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam 3
30–40%
74 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia 1
30–40%
75 Taroko National Park 🇹🇼 Taiwan 3
30–40%
76 Rakiura National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand 4
30–40%
77 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 2
30–40%
78 Eravikulam National Park 🇮🇳 India 2
30–40%
79 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania 2
30–40%
80 Yala National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka 3
30–40%
81 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda 2
30–40%
82 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 3
30–40%
83 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana 2
30–40%
84 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 3
30–40%
85 Point Pelee National Park 🇨🇦 Canada 1
30–40%
86 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 2
30–40%
87 Arthur's Pass National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand 2
20–30%
88 Santa Rosa National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 2
20–30%
89 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania 5
20–30%
90 Minneriya National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka 2
20–30%
91 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya 3
20–30%
92 Nagarhole National Park 🇮🇳 India 2
20–30%
93 Cumbres de Monterrey National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico 5
20–30%
94 Serra da Canastra National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil 2
20–30%
95 Yosemite National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
20–30%
96 Cusuco National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras 1
20–30%
97 Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary 🇧🇿 Belize 2
20–30%
98 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 2
20–30%
99 Satpura National Park 🇮🇳 India 2
20–30%
100 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal 4
20–30%
101 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 2
20–30%
102 Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico 3
20–30%
103 Bale Mountains National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia 1
20–30%
104 Bandipur National Park 🇮🇳 India 2
20–30%
105 Itatiaia National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil 1
20–30%
106 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania 3
10–20%
107 Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks 🇺🇸 United States 2
10–20%
108 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda 2
10–20%
109 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 2
10–20%
110 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
10–20%
111 Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras 2
10–20%
112 Chirripó National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 2
10–20%
113 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda 2
10–20%
114 Zion National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
10–20%
115 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 1
10–20%
116 Canaima National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela 1
10–20%
117 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 2
10–20%
118 Pico Bonito National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras 1
10–20%
119 Way Kambas National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia 1
10–20%
120 Anavilhanas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil 2
10–20%
121 Calakmul Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico 4
10–20%
122 Volcanoes National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda 1
10–20%
123 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
10–20%
124 Emas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil 1
10–20%
125 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru 2
10–20%
126 Big Bend National Park 🇺🇸 United States 2
10–20%
127 Aoraki Mount Cook National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand 1
10–20%
128 Guadalupe Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
10–20%
129 Marino Ballena National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 2
10–20%
130 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States 2
10–20%
131 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 2
10–20%
132 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 2
10–20%
133 Main Ridge Forest Reserve 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago 1
10–20%
134 Tijuca National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil 1
10–20%
135 Khangchendzonga National Park 🇮🇳 India 1
10–20%
136 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India 1
10–20%
137 Mudumalai National Park 🇮🇳 India 1
10–20%
138 Cévennes National Park 🇫🇷 France 1
10–20%
139 Big Cypress National Preserve 🇺🇸 United States 1
10–20%
140 Serra dos Órgãos National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil 2
10–20%
141 Abel Tasman National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand 2
10–20%
142 Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico 2
10–20%
143 Redwood National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
10–20%
144 Tongariro National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand 2
10–20%
145 Niokolo-Koba National Park 🇸🇳 Senegal 1
10–20%
146 Doñana National Park 🇪🇸 Spain 2
10–20%
147 Cahuita National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
10–20%
148 Caroni Swamp 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago 1
10–20%
149 Bandhavgarh National Park 🇮🇳 India 1
10–20%
150 Celaque National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras 1
10–20%
151 Amacayacu National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia 1
10–20%
152 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama 3
10–20%
153 Cordillera Azul National Park 🇵🇪 Peru 1
10–20%
154 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador 1
0–10%
155 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve 🇪🇨 Ecuador 1
0–10%
156 Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas 🇧🇷 Brazil 2
0–10%
157 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 2
0–10%
158 Iberá National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina 1
0–10%
159 Ostional Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
0–10%
160 El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
0–10%
161 Celestún Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
0–10%
162 Masaya Volcano National Park 🇳🇮 Nicaragua 1
0–10%
163 Rincón de la Vieja National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
0–10%
164 Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
0–10%
165 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru 2
0–10%
166 Sierra de Guadarrama National Park 🇪🇸 Spain 2
0–10%
167 Joshua Tree National Park 🇺🇸 United States 2
0–10%
168 Madidi National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia 1
0–10%
169 Lago de Yojoa 🇭🇳 Honduras 1
0–10%
170 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
0–10%
171 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India 1
0–10%
172 Iguazú National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina 1
0–10%
173 Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
0–10%
174 Langtang National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal 1
0–10%
175 Iguaçu National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil 1
0–10%
176 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France 1
0–10%
177 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama 1
0–10%
178 Podocarpus National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador 1
0–10%
179 Grand Canyon National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
0–10%
180 Sierra Nevada National Park 🇪🇸 Spain 1
0–10%
181 Monfragüe National Park 🇪🇸 Spain 1
0–10%
182 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama 1
0–10%
183 Channel Islands National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
0–10%
184 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
0–10%
185 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama 1
<5%
186 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama 1
<5%
187 Cañón del Sumidero National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
<5%
188 Death Valley National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%