Common Bluetongue
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Common Bluetongue

Tiliqua scincoides

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Booderee National Park
9 Verified records at Booderee National Park
September Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

Tiliqua scincoides is a species of lizard in the subfamily Egerniinae of the family Scincidae (skinks). The species is native to Australia as well Tanimbar Island (Maluku Province, Indonesia). There are three recognized subspecies. Wikipedia →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Common Bluetongue sighting in Booderee National Park, based on 9 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Booderee National Park

Eastern Water Skink
LC Endemic

Eastern Water Skink

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Eulamprus quoyii

30–40% · Possible
Rainbow Skink
LC Endemic

Rainbow Skink

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Lampropholis delicata

Insufficient data
Copper-tailed Ctenotus
LC Endemic

Copper-tailed Ctenotus

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Ctenotus taeniolatus

Insufficient data
Coastal She-oak Slender Bluetongue
LC Endemic

Coastal She-oak Slender Bluetongue

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Cyclodomorphus michaeli

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
20–30
Aug
40–50
Sep
<5
Oct
20–30
Nov
30–40
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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 Noosa National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
30–40%
2 Blue Mountains National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
20–30%
3 Booderee National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
10–20%
4 Kakadu National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
10–20%
5 Royal National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
10–20%
6 Grampians National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
10–20%
7 Great Otway National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
5–10%
8 Litchfield National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
9 Kosciuszko National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
10 Flinders Ranges National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
11 Springbrook National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
12 Daintree National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
13 Lamington National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Common Bluetongue in Booderee National Park?

About 19% of wildlife watchers report a Common Bluetongue sighting in Booderee National Park, based on 9 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Common Bluetongue in Booderee National Park?

September has the highest sighting rate for Common Bluetongue in Booderee National Park in our monthly data.

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