Metallic Coolskink

Metallic Coolskink

Carinascincus metallicus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
70–80% · Very likely
overall probability at Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park
177 Verified records at Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park
January Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

"Metallic skink" may also refer to the garden skink (Lampropholis delicata). Carinascincus metallicus, the metallic cool-skink or metallic skink is a species of skink in the family Scincidae. It is endemic to Australia, found in southern Victoria, as well as in Tasmania where it is the most widespread and common lizard, occurring on many offshore islands in Bass Strait as well as the mainland. It gives birth to live young. It is highly variable in colour and pattern, and may be a complex of closely related species. Wikipedia →

70–80% of wildlife watchers report a Metallic Coolskink sighting in Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park, based on 177 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park

Ocellated Coolskink
LC Endemic

Ocellated Coolskink

🌙 Nocturnal Reptile

Carinascincus ocellatus

30–40% · Possible
Tasmanian Tree Skink
LC Endemic

Tasmanian Tree Skink

🌙 Nocturnal Reptile

Carinascincus pretiosus

30–40% · Possible
Alpine Coolskink
VU Endemic

Alpine Coolskink

🌙 Nocturnal Reptile

Carinascincus greeni

30–40% · Possible
She-oak Slender Bluetongue
LC Endemic

She-oak Slender Bluetongue

🌙 Nocturnal Reptile

Cyclodomorphus casuarinae

Insufficient data
Blotched Bluetongue
LC Endemic

Blotched Bluetongue

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Tiliqua nigrolutea

Insufficient data
Entrecasteaux's Skink
LC Endemic

Entrecasteaux's Skink

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Pseudemoia entrecasteauxii

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

80–90
Jan
70–80
Feb
80–90
Mar
70–80
Apr
40–50
May
20–30
Jun
20–30
Jul
20–30
Aug
50–60
Sep
50–60
Oct
70–80
Nov
70–80
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 Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
70–80%
2 Maria Island National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
20–30%
3 Wilsons Promontory National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
20–30%
4 Freycinet National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
20–30%
5 Great Otway National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Metallic Coolskink in Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park?

About 77% of wildlife watchers report a Metallic Coolskink sighting in Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park, based on 177 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Metallic Coolskink in Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park?

January has the highest sighting rate for Metallic Coolskink in Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park in our monthly data.

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