Brown Forest Skink

Brown Forest Skink

Scincella cherriei

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

Scincella cherriei, commonly known as the brown forest skink and Cope's brown forest skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is native to Central America and adjacent southeastern Mexico. Three subspecies are recognized. Wikipedia →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Brown Forest Skink sighting in Braulio Carrillo National Park, based on 19 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

📅 Monthly Probability

5–10
Jan
10–20
Feb
20–30
Mar
10–20
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
10–20
Aug
10–20
Sep
30–40
Oct
<5
Nov
10–20
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 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
2 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
3 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
4 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
5 Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
10–20%
6 Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
5–10%
7 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
5–10%
8 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
5–10%
9 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
5–10%
10 Cusuco National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
Insufficient data
11 Pico Bonito National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
Insufficient data
12 Celaque National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
Insufficient data
13 Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary 🇧🇿 Belize
Insufficient data
14 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
15 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
16 Marino Ballena National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
17 Calakmul Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
18 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
19 Chirripó National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
20 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
21 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Brown Forest Skink in Braulio Carrillo National Park?

About 14% of wildlife watchers report a Brown Forest Skink sighting in Braulio Carrillo National Park, based on 19 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Brown Forest Skink in Braulio Carrillo National Park?

October has the highest sighting rate for Brown Forest Skink in Braulio Carrillo National Park in our monthly data.

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