Scincella (Ground Skinks) — Where Wildlife

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	P(≥1)
1	Cusuco National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	1	20–30%
	Brown Forest Skink			Insufficient data
2	Cuc Phuong National Park	🇻🇳 Vietnam	1	10–20%
	🦎 Scincella devorator			Insufficient data
3	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	10–20%
	Brown Forest Skink			10–20%
4	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	10–20%
	Brown Forest Skink			10–20%
5	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	1	10–20%
	Brown Forest Skink			Insufficient data
6	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	10–20%
	Brown Forest Skink			10–20%
7	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	10–20%
	Brown Forest Skink			10–20%
8	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	2	10–20%
	Taylor’s Ground Skink			0–10%
	Horsehead Ground Skink			<5%
9	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	1	10–20%
	Brown Forest Skink			10–20%
10	Congaree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	10–20%
	Little Brown Skink			10–20%
11	Celaque National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	1	10–20%
	Brown Forest Skink			Insufficient data
12	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	10–20%
	Brown Forest Skink			10–20%
13	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	0–10%
	Brown Forest Skink			0–10%
14	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	1	0–10%
	Brown Forest Skink			Insufficient data
15	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	0–10%
	Little Brown Skink			0–10%
16	Khao Yai National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1	0–10%
	Reeves's Leaf-litter Skink			Insufficient data
17	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	0–10%
	Brown Forest Skink			Insufficient data
18	Cat Tien National Park	🇻🇳 Vietnam	1	0–10%
	🦎 Scincella nigrofasciata			Insufficient data
19	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	0–10%
	Brown Forest Skink			Insufficient data
20	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	0–10%
	Brown Forest Skink			0–10%
21	Doi Inthanon National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1	0–10%
	Reeves's Leaf-litter Skink			Insufficient data
22	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	0–10%
	Brown Forest Skink			0–10%
23	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	0–10%
	Brown Forest Skink			Insufficient data
24	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	0–10%
	Brown Forest Skink			Insufficient data
25	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	0–10%
	Brown Forest Skink			Insufficient data
26	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	0–10%
	Brown Forest Skink			Insufficient data
27	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	0–10%
	Brown Forest Skink			Insufficient data
28	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	<5%
	Red Forest Skink			Insufficient data
29	Kaeng Krachan National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1	<5%
	Reeves's Leaf-litter Skink			Insufficient data
30	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Little Brown Skink			Insufficient data
31	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	1	<5%
	Brown Forest Skink			Insufficient data
32	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Little Brown Skink			Insufficient data

Ground Skinks

Species in this group

Brown Forest Skink

Scincella devorator

Little Brown Skink

Taylor’s Ground Skink

Reeves's Leaf-litter Skink

Scincella nigrofasciata

Horsehead Ground Skink

Red Forest Skink

📅 Monthly Probability

🕐 When They're Spotted

Where to see Ground Skinks

Parks Ranked