Copper-tailed Ctenotus
Ctenotus taeniolatus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyScincidae (Escíncid)
- GenusCtenotus (Ctenotus Skinks)
- SpeciesCtenotus taeniolatus (Copper-tailed Ctenotus)
Ctenotus taeniolatus, the copper-tailed ctenotus or copper-tailed skink, is a species of medium-sized skink found commonly along the eastern seaboard of Australia and throughout the country generally. Striped skinks are found in open bushland and heathland. They can grow to be 30 cm long. Striped skinks are olive brown on top with stripes of dark brown and white running from head to tail. They have a black, white-edged vertebral band and a white dorsolateral band edged in black. The sides are dark brown and spotted with white. Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Daintree National Park
Closed-litter Rainbow Skink
Carlia longipes
Northern Red-throated Rainbow Skink
Carlia crypta
Major Skink
Bellatorias frerei
Rainforest Water-skink
Concinnia tigrina
Prickly Forest Skink
Gnypetoscincus queenslandiae
Pale-lipped Shadeskink
Saproscincus basiliscus
Cream-striped Shining-skink
Cryptoblepharus virgatus
Black-tailed Bar-lipped Skink
Glaphyromorphus nigricaudis
Coastal Snake-eyed Skink
Cryptoblepharus litoralis
Lewis' Shadeskink
Saproscincus lewisi
Common Bluetongue
Tiliqua scincoides
Four-fingered Shadeskink
Saproscincus tetradactylus
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Copper-tailed Ctenotus at Daintree National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ 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 | Royal National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Kosciuszko National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Noosa National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 5 | Booderee National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 6 | Daintree National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |