Gidgee Skink
Egernia stokesii
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyScincidae (Escíncid)
- GenusEgernia (Spiny-tailed and Crevice Skinks)
- SpeciesEgernia stokesii (Gidgee Skink)
Egernia stokesii is a gregarious species of lizard of the Scincidae family. This diurnal species is endemic to Australia, and is also known as the Gidgee skink, spiny-tailed skink, Stokes's skink and Stokes's egernia. The species forms stable, long-term social aggregations, much like the social groups seen in mammalian and avian species. This characteristic is rarely found in the Squamata order, but is widespread within the Australian subfamily of Egerniinae skinks. Populations of E. stokesii are widely distributed, but fragmented, and occur in semi-arid environments. There are three recognised subspecies. Wikipedia →
20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Gidgee Skink sighting in Flinders Ranges National Park, based on 9 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Flinders Ranges National Park
Tree Skink
Egernia striolata
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 at dawn and dusk · 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 Gidgee Skink in Flinders Ranges National Park?
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Gidgee Skink sighting in Flinders Ranges National Park, based on 9 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Gidgee Skink in Flinders Ranges National Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for Gidgee Skink in Flinders Ranges National Park in our monthly data.