Scincella (Ground Skinks) — Where Wildlife

Species in this group

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

LC

Scincella cherriei

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Scincella devorator

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

LC

Scincella assata

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

LC

Scincella lateralis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

LC

Scincella reevesii

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Scincella nigrofasciata

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~10%

Jan

~10%

Feb

~10%

Mar

~10%

Apr

~10%

May

~10%

Jun

~10%

Jul

~10%

Aug

~10%

Sep

~10%

Oct

~10%

Nov

~10%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Ground 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	Cusuco National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	1	~20%
	Brown Forest Skink			Insufficient data
2	Cuc Phuong National Park	🇻🇳 Vietnam	1	~20%
	Scincella devorator			Insufficient data
3	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~20%
	Brown Forest Skink			~20%
4	El Triunfo	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	~20%
	Red Forest Skink			Insufficient data
5	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~20%
	Brown Forest Skink			~20%
6	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	1	~20%
	Brown Forest Skink			Insufficient data
7	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~20%
	Brown Forest Skink			~20%
8	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~20%
	Brown Forest Skink			~20%
9	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	1	~10%
	Brown Forest Skink			~10%
10	Celaque National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	1	~10%
	Brown Forest Skink			Insufficient data
11	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	~10%
	Brown Forest Skink			~10%
12	Congaree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	~10%
	Little Brown Skink			~10%
13	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~10%
	Brown Forest Skink			~10%
14	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	1	~10%
	Brown Forest Skink			Insufficient data
15	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	~10%
	Little Brown Skink			~10%
16	Khao Yai National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1	~10%
	Reeves's Leaf-litter Skink			Insufficient data
17	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~10%
	Brown Forest Skink			Insufficient data
18	Cat Tien National Park	🇻🇳 Vietnam	1	~10%
	🦎 Scincella nigrofasciata			Insufficient data
19	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~10%
	Brown Forest Skink			Insufficient data
20	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~10%
	Brown Forest Skink			~10%
21	Doi Inthanon National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1	~10%
	Reeves's Leaf-litter Skink			Insufficient data
22	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~10%
	Brown Forest Skink			~10%
23	Tikal National Park	🇬🇹 Guatemala	1	~10%
	Brown Forest Skink			Insufficient data
24	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~10%
	Brown Forest Skink			Insufficient data
25	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	~10%
	Brown Forest Skink			Insufficient data
26	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~10%
	Brown Forest Skink			Insufficient data
27	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~10%
	Brown Forest Skink			Insufficient data
28	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~10%
	Brown Forest Skink			Insufficient data
29	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	<5%
	Red Forest Skink			Insufficient data
30	Kaeng Krachan National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1	<5%
	Reeves's Leaf-litter Skink			Insufficient data
31	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Little Brown Skink			Insufficient data
32	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Little Brown Skink			Insufficient data
33	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	1	<5%
	Brown Forest Skink			Insufficient data