Cool-temperate Water Skink
Eulamprus tympanum
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyScincidae (Escíncid)
- GenusEulamprus (Water Skinks)
- SpeciesEulamprus tympanum (Cool-temperate Water Skink)
The southern water skink, cool-temperate water-skink, highland water skink, or Dreeite water skink (Eulamprus tympanum) is a medium-sized (maximum snout-vent length c. 100 mm) species of skink that is endemic to Australia. These skinks are found in New South Wales, South Australia, Victoria as well as on Tasmania's Rodondo Island in the Bass Strait. They are viviparous, mating in spring, and giving birth to live young in mid to late summer. Wikipedia →
<5% of wildlife watchers report a Cool-temperate Water Skink sighting in Blue Mountains National Park, based on 7 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Blue Mountains National Park
Eastern Water Skink
Eulamprus quoyii
Southern Water Skink
Eulamprus heatwolei
Blue Mountain Water Skink
Eulamprus leuraensis
Blotched Bluetongue
Tiliqua nigrolutea
Cunningham's Skink
Egernia cunninghami
Common Bluetongue
Tiliqua scincoides
Southern Weasel Skink
Saproscincus mustelinus
Copper-tailed Ctenotus
Ctenotus taeniolatus
Pale-flecked Garden Sunskink
Lampropholis guichenoti
Black Crevice-skink
Egernia saxatilis
Pink-Tongued Lizard
Cyclodomorphus gerrardii
Rainbow Skink
Lampropholis delicata
📅 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 | Grampians National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Wilsons Promontory National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Great Otway National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Kosciuszko National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 5 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Cool-temperate Water Skink in Blue Mountains National Park?
About 4% of wildlife watchers report a Cool-temperate Water Skink sighting in Blue Mountains National Park, based on 7 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Cool-temperate Water Skink in Blue Mountains National Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for Cool-temperate Water Skink in Blue Mountains National Park in our monthly data.