Pale-flecked Garden Sunskink
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Pale-flecked Garden Sunskink

Lampropholis guichenoti

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Kosciuszko National Park
43 Verified records at Kosciuszko National Park
December Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The common garden skink (Lampropholis guichenoti) is a small species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Australia. Additional common names for L. guichenoti include grass skink, Guichenot's grass skink, pale-flecked garden sunskink, and penny lizard. Wikipedia →

20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Pale-flecked Garden Sunskink sighting in Kosciuszko National Park, based on 43 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Kosciuszko National Park

Rainbow Skink
LC Endemic

Rainbow Skink

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Lampropholis delicata

Insufficient data
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
Southern Water Skink
LC Endemic

Southern Water Skink

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Eulamprus heatwolei

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

Entrecasteaux's Skink

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Pseudemoia entrecasteauxii

30–40% · Possible
Cool-temperate Water Skink
LC Endemic

Cool-temperate Water Skink

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Eulamprus tympanum

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
Alpine Meadow-skink
LC Endemic

Alpine Meadow-skink

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Eulamprus kosciuskoi

10–20% · 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

📅 Monthly Probability

30–40
Jan
30–40
Feb
30–40
Mar
30–40
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
20–30
Sep
20–30
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 Grampians National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
40–50%
2 Kosciuszko National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
20–30%
3 Wilsons Promontory National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
20–30%
4 Great Otway National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
20–30%
5 Blue Mountains National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
10–20%
6 Royal National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
5–10%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Pale-flecked Garden Sunskink in Kosciuszko National Park?

About 29% of wildlife watchers report a Pale-flecked Garden Sunskink sighting in Kosciuszko National Park, based on 43 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Pale-flecked Garden Sunskink in Kosciuszko National Park?

December has the highest sighting rate for Pale-flecked Garden Sunskink in Kosciuszko National Park in our monthly data.

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