Tussock Skink
Pseudemoia pagenstecheri
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyScincidae (Escíncid)
- GenusPseudemoia (Pseudemoia Grass Skinks)
- SpeciesPseudemoia pagenstecheri (Tussock Skink)
5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Tussock Skink sighting in Kosciuszko National Park, based on 13 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Kosciuszko National Park
Entrecasteaux's Skink
Pseudemoia entrecasteauxii
Trunk-climbing Cool-skink
Pseudemoia spenceri
Rawlinson's Window-eyed Skink
Pseudemoia rawlinsoni
Blotched Bluetongue
Tiliqua nigrolutea
Cunningham's Skink
Egernia cunninghami
Southern Water Skink
Eulamprus heatwolei
Pale-flecked Garden Sunskink
Lampropholis guichenoti
Cool-temperate Water Skink
Eulamprus tympanum
Guthega Skink
Liopholis guthega
Alpine Meadow-skink
Eulamprus kosciuskoi
Black Crevice-skink
Egernia saxatilis
Eastern Three-lined Skink
Acritoscincus duperreyi
📅 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 | Kosciuszko National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Grampians National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Tussock Skink in Kosciuszko National Park?
About 9% of wildlife watchers report a Tussock Skink sighting in Kosciuszko National Park, based on 13 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Tussock Skink in Kosciuszko National Park?
January has the highest sighting rate for Tussock Skink in Kosciuszko National Park in our monthly data.