Bauxite Rainbow Skink
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Bauxite Rainbow Skink

Carlia amax

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
50–60% · Likely
overall probability at Litchfield National Park
34 Verified records at Litchfield National Park
December Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

Carlia amax is a species of skink, commonly known as the bauxite rainbow-skink, in the genus Carlia. It is native to northern Australia. Wikipedia →

50–60% of wildlife watchers report a Bauxite Rainbow Skink sighting in Litchfield National Park, based on 34 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Litchfield National Park

🦎 No photo available
LC Endemic

Slender Rainbow Skink

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Carlia gracilis

30–40% · Possible
Red-sided Rainbow Skink
LC Endemic

Red-sided Rainbow Skink

🌅 Crepuscular Reptile

Carlia rufilatus

20–30% · With luck
Shaded-litter Rainbow Skink
LC Endemic

Shaded-litter Rainbow Skink

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Carlia munda

Insufficient data
Lowlands Plain-backed Ctenotus
LC Endemic

Lowlands Plain-backed Ctenotus

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Ctenotus essingtonii

50–60% · Likely
Lined Firetail Skink
LC Endemic

Lined Firetail Skink

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Morethia ruficauda

30–40% · Possible
Ornate Soil-crevice Skink
LC Endemic

Ornate Soil-crevice Skink

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Notoscincus ornatus

20–30% · Possible
Common Bluetongue
LC Endemic

Common Bluetongue

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Tiliqua scincoides

Insufficient data
Orange-sided Bar-lipped Skink
LC Endemic

Orange-sided Bar-lipped Skink

🌅 Crepuscular Reptile

Eremiascincus douglasi

Insufficient data
Northern Bar-lipped Skink
LC Endemic

Northern Bar-lipped Skink

🌅 Crepuscular Reptile

Eremiascincus isolepis

Insufficient data
🦎 No photo available
LC Endemic

Northern Mulch Skink

🌅 Crepuscular Reptile

Glaphyromorphus darwiniensis

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
50–60
Feb
40–50
Mar
40–50
Apr
50–60
May
40–50
Jun
50–60
Jul
50–60
Aug
50–60
Sep
10–20
Oct
50–60
Nov
80–90
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 Kakadu National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
50–60%
2 Litchfield National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
50–60%
3 Nitmiluk National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
50–60%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Bauxite Rainbow Skink in Litchfield National Park?

About 53% of wildlife watchers report a Bauxite Rainbow Skink sighting in Litchfield National Park, based on 34 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Bauxite Rainbow Skink in Litchfield National Park?

December has the highest sighting rate for Bauxite Rainbow Skink in Litchfield National Park in our monthly data.

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