Southern Water Skink
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Southern Water Skink

Eulamprus heatwolei

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
30–40% · Possible
overall probability at Kosciuszko National Park
64 Verified records at Kosciuszko National Park
February Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The warm-temperate water-skink, Heatwole's water skink or yellow-bellied water skink (Eulamprus heatwolei) is a species of skink found in New South Wales and Victoria in Australia. It lives in rocky habitats, preferring those near water such as bogs, swamps, creek and river margins. It can also be found on dry and wet forests, open woodlands and heathlands, commonly seen basking on waterside logs and rocks. Wikipedia →

30–40% of wildlife watchers report a Southern Water Skink sighting in Kosciuszko National Park, based on 64 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Kosciuszko National Park

Cool-temperate Water Skink
LC Endemic

Cool-temperate Water Skink

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Eulamprus tympanum

20–30% · Possible
Alpine Meadow-skink
LC Endemic

Alpine Meadow-skink

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Eulamprus kosciuskoi

10–20% · With luck
Blotched Bluetongue
LC Endemic

Blotched Bluetongue

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Tiliqua nigrolutea

40–50% · Likely
Cunningham's Skink
LC Endemic

Cunningham's Skink

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Egernia cunninghami

30–40% · Possible
Entrecasteaux's Skink
LC Endemic

Entrecasteaux's Skink

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Pseudemoia entrecasteauxii

30–40% · Possible
Pale-flecked Garden Sunskink
LC Endemic

Pale-flecked Garden Sunskink

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Lampropholis guichenoti

20–30% · Possible
Trunk-climbing Cool-skink
LC Endemic

Trunk-climbing Cool-skink

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Pseudemoia spenceri

20–30% · Possible
Guthega Skink
EN Endemic

Guthega Skink

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Liopholis guthega

20–30% · With luck
Black Crevice-skink
LC Endemic

Black Crevice-skink

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Egernia saxatilis

10–20% · With luck
Eastern Three-lined Skink
LC Endemic

Eastern Three-lined Skink

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Acritoscincus duperreyi

10–20% · With luck
Copper-tailed Ctenotus
LC Endemic

Copper-tailed Ctenotus

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Ctenotus taeniolatus

10–20% · With luck
Red-throated Cool-skink
LC Endemic

Red-throated Cool-skink

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Acritoscincus platynotus

10–20% · With luck

📅 Monthly Probability

40–50
Jan
50–60
Feb
30–40
Mar
30–40
Apr
<5
May
5–10
Jun
<5
Jul
10–20
Aug
30–40
Sep
30–40
Oct
20–30
Nov
30–40
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 Kosciuszko National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
30–40%
2 Blue Mountains National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
30–40%
3 Wilsons Promontory National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Southern Water Skink in Kosciuszko National Park?

About 36% of wildlife watchers report a Southern Water Skink sighting in Kosciuszko National Park, based on 64 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Southern Water Skink in Kosciuszko National Park?

February has the highest sighting rate for Southern Water Skink in Kosciuszko National Park in our monthly data.

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