Cunningham's Skink
Egernia cunninghami
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyScincidae (Escíncid)
- GenusEgernia (Spiny-tailed and Crevice Skinks)
- SpeciesEgernia cunninghami (Cunningham's Skink)
Cunningham's spiny-tailed skink (Egernia cunninghami), also known commonly as Cunningham's skink, is a species of large skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is native to southeastern Australia. Wikipedia →
20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Cunningham's Skink sighting in Blue Mountains National Park, based on 136 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Blue Mountains National Park
Black Crevice-skink
Egernia saxatilis
Eastern Water Skink
Eulamprus quoyii
Southern Water Skink
Eulamprus heatwolei
Blotched Bluetongue
Tiliqua nigrolutea
Common Bluetongue
Tiliqua scincoides
Southern Weasel Skink
Saproscincus mustelinus
Copper-tailed Ctenotus
Ctenotus taeniolatus
Pale-flecked Garden Sunskink
Lampropholis guichenoti
Pink-Tongued Lizard
Cyclodomorphus gerrardii
Rainbow Skink
Lampropholis delicata
Red-throated Cool-skink
Acritoscincus platynotus
Elegant Snake-eyed Skink
Cryptoblepharus pulcher
📅 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 | Kosciuszko National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Royal National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Cunningham's Skink in Blue Mountains National Park?
About 25% of wildlife watchers report a Cunningham's Skink sighting in Blue Mountains National Park, based on 136 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Cunningham's Skink in Blue Mountains National Park?
January has the highest sighting rate for Cunningham's Skink in Blue Mountains National Park in our monthly data.