Entrecasteaux's Skink
Pseudemoia entrecasteauxii
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyScincidae (Escíncid)
- GenusPseudemoia (Pseudemoia Grass Skinks)
- SpeciesPseudemoia entrecasteauxii (Entrecasteaux's Skink)
Pseudemoia entrecasteauxii, also known commonly as Entrecasteaux's skink, the southern grass skink, the tussock cool-skink, and the tussock skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Australia. Wikipedia →
5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Entrecasteaux's Skink sighting in Grampians National Park, based on 7 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Grampians National Park
Trunk-climbing Cool-skink
Pseudemoia spenceri
Tussock Skink
Pseudemoia pagenstecheri
Shingleback
Tiliqua rugosa
Cool-temperate Water Skink
Eulamprus tympanum
Black Crevice-skink
Egernia saxatilis
Pale-flecked Garden Sunskink
Lampropholis guichenoti
White's Rock-skink
Liopholis whitii
Southeastern Slider
Lerista bougainvillii
Ragged Snake-eyed Skink
Cryptoblepharus pannosus
Eastern Striped Skink
Ctenotus robustus
Blotched Bluetongue
Tiliqua nigrolutea
Common Bluetongue
Tiliqua scincoides
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ 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 | Kosciuszko National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Grampians National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Great Otway National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 5 | Maria Island National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 6 | Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Entrecasteaux's Skink in Grampians National Park?
About 9% of wildlife watchers report a Entrecasteaux's Skink sighting in Grampians National Park, based on 7 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Entrecasteaux's Skink in Grampians National Park?
January has the highest sighting rate for Entrecasteaux's Skink in Grampians National Park in our monthly data.