Cool-temperate Water Skink
Eulamprus tympanum
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyScincidae (Escíncid)
- GenusEulamprus (Water Skinks)
- SpeciesEulamprus tympanum (Cool-temperate Water Skink)
The southern water skink, cool-temperate water-skink, highland water skink, or Dreeite water skink (Eulamprus tympanum) is a medium-sized (maximum snout-vent length c. 100 mm) species of skink that is endemic to Australia. These skinks are found in New South Wales, South Australia, Victoria as well as on Tasmania's Rodondo Island in the Bass Strait. They are viviparous, mating in spring, and giving birth to live young in mid to late summer. Wikipedia →
30–40% of wildlife watchers report a Cool-temperate Water Skink sighting in Great Otway National Park, based on 154 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Great Otway National Park
Pale-flecked Garden Sunskink
Lampropholis guichenoti
Blotched Bluetongue
Tiliqua nigrolutea
McCoy's Skink
Anepischetosia maccoyi
Common Bluetongue
Tiliqua scincoides
Southern Weasel Skink
Saproscincus mustelinus
White's Rock-skink
Liopholis whitii
Entrecasteaux's Skink
Pseudemoia entrecasteauxii
Trunk-climbing Cool-skink
Pseudemoia spenceri
Southern Forest Coolskink
Carinascincus coventryi
Eastern Three-lined Skink
Acritoscincus duperreyi
Eastern Striped Skink
Ctenotus robustus
Metallic Coolskink
Carinascincus metallicus
📅 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 | Grampians National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Wilsons Promontory National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Great Otway National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Kosciuszko National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 5 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Cool-temperate Water Skink in Great Otway National Park?
About 33% of wildlife watchers report a Cool-temperate Water Skink sighting in Great Otway National Park, based on 154 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Cool-temperate Water Skink in Great Otway National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Cool-temperate Water Skink in Great Otway National Park in our monthly data.