White's Rock-skink
Liopholis whitii
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyScincidae (Escíncid)
- GenusLiopholis (Australian Desert and Rock Skinks)
- SpeciesLiopholis whitii (White's Rock-skink)
White's skink (Liopholis whitii), also known commonly as White's rock skink, is a species of lizard in the skink family. It was first described in 1804 by French naturalist Bernard Germain de Lacépède. It is endemic to Australia. Wikipedia →
5–10% of wildlife watchers report a White's Rock-skink sighting in Great Otway National Park, based on 16 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Great Otway National Park
Cool-temperate Water Skink
Eulamprus tympanum
Pale-flecked Garden Sunskink
Lampropholis guichenoti
Blotched Bluetongue
Tiliqua nigrolutea
McCoy's Skink
Anepischetosia maccoyi
Common Bluetongue
Tiliqua scincoides
Southern Weasel Skink
Saproscincus mustelinus
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 | Freycinet National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Maria Island National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Wilsons Promontory National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Grampians National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 5 | Great Otway National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a White's Rock-skink in Great Otway National Park?
About 8% of wildlife watchers report a White's Rock-skink sighting in Great Otway National Park, based on 16 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see White's Rock-skink in Great Otway National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for White's Rock-skink in Great Otway National Park in our monthly data.