Tree Skink
Egernia striolata
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyScincidae (Escíncid)
- GenusEgernia (Spiny-tailed and Crevice Skinks)
- SpeciesEgernia striolata (Tree Skink)
The tree-crevice skink or tree skink (Egernia striolata) is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Australia and is found in the states of Victoria, the Northern Territory, Queensland, New South Wales and South Australia. E. striolata tend to live in crevices and cracks in hollow logs or rocks. They greatly prefer heterogeneous and structurally diverse habitats and their behavior changes depending on the habitat they live in. They are moderately large lizards of the genus Egernia and are generally colored dark-black to grey-brown with a pale stripe going from their head to their tail. They grow to be around 100–118 mm long and can live for up to ten years. Wikipedia →
40–50% of wildlife watchers report a Tree Skink sighting in Flinders Ranges National Park, based on 27 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Flinders Ranges National Park
Gidgee Skink
Egernia stokesii
Shingleback
Tiliqua rugosa
Flinder's Ranges Rock-skink
Liopholis personata
Boulenger's Snake-eyed Skink
Morethia boulengeri
Eastern Striped Skink
Ctenotus robustus
Ragged Snake-eyed Skink
Cryptoblepharus pannosus
Broad Banded Sand Swimmer
Eremiascincus richardsonii
Common Dwarf Skink
Menetia greyii
Shiny-palmed Shining-skink
Cryptoblepharus australis
Common Bluetongue
Tiliqua scincoides
Oriental Ctenotus
Ctenotus orientalis
📅 Monthly Probability
🌙 When They're Spotted
Most active during nighttime hours (6pm–6am) · 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 | Flinders Ranges National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Tree Skink in Flinders Ranges National Park?
About 40% of wildlife watchers report a Tree Skink sighting in Flinders Ranges National Park, based on 27 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Tree Skink in Flinders Ranges National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Tree Skink in Flinders Ranges National Park in our monthly data.