Plestiodon (Toothy Skinks)

Species in this group

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

LC

Plestiodon fasciatus

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

LC Endemic

Plestiodon finitimus

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

LC Endemic

Plestiodon laticeps

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

LC

Plestiodon quadrilineatus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

LC Endemic

Plestiodon gilberti

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

LC

Plestiodon skiltonianus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

LC

Plestiodon elegans

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

LC

Plestiodon obsoletus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

LC Endemic

Plestiodon inexpectatus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

LC Endemic

Plestiodon lagunensis

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

LC

Plestiodon tetragrammus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

LC

Plestiodon sumichrasti

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

LC Endemic

Plestiodon anthracinus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~10%

Jan

~10%

Feb

~20%

Mar

~30%

Apr

~40%

May

~30%

Jun

~30%

Jul

~40%

Aug

~30%

Sep

~10%

Oct

~10%

Nov

~10%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Toothy Skinks

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

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Congaree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	~80%
	Common Five-lined Skink			~50%
	Broadhead Skink			~50%
2	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3	~50%
	Common Five-lined Skink			~40%
	Broadhead Skink			~10%
	Coal Skink			Insufficient data
3	Nikko National Park	🇯🇵 Japan	1	~50%
	Japanese five-lined skink			~50%
4	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	~30%
	Common Five-lined Skink			~30%
5	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1	~30%
	Common Five-lined Skink			~30%
6	Cuc Phuong National Park	🇻🇳 Vietnam	1	~30%
	Four-striped Skink			~30%
7	Yosemite National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	~20%
	Gilbert's Skink			~20%
8	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	2	~20%
	Gilbert's Skink			~10%
	Western Skink			Insufficient data
9	Zion National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	~20%
	Western Skink			~20%
10	Taroko National Park	🇹🇼 Taiwan	1	~20%
	Five-striped Blue-tailed Skink			~20%
11	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	~20%
	Four-lined Skink			~10%
	Great Plains Skink			~10%
12	Guadalupe Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	~10%
	Great Plains Skink			~10%
13	Big Cypress National Preserve	🇺🇸 United States	1	~10%
	Southeastern Five-lined Skink			~10%
14	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	~10%
	Western Skink			~10%
15	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	~10%
	Southeastern Five-lined Skink			~10%
16	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	~10%
	🦎 San Lucan Skink			Insufficient data
17	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	~10%
	Sumichrast's Skink			Insufficient data
18	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	~10%
	Gilbert's Skink			<5%
	Western Skink			Insufficient data
19	Grand Canyon National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	~10%
	Western Skink			~10%
20	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	~10%
	Western Skink			~10%
21	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	<5%
	Sumichrast's Skink			Insufficient data
22	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Gilbert's Skink			Insufficient data
23	Saguaro National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Great Plains Skink			Insufficient data