Bauxite Rainbow Skink
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Bauxite Rainbow Skink

Carlia amax

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
50–60% · Likely
overall probability at Nitmiluk National Park
27 Verified records at Nitmiluk National Park
February 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 Nitmiluk National Park, based on 27 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Nitmiluk National Park

Shaded-litter Rainbow Skink
LC Endemic

Shaded-litter Rainbow Skink

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Carlia munda

Insufficient data
Brown-backed Ctenotus
LC Endemic

Brown-backed Ctenotus

☀️🌙 Day & Night Reptile

Ctenotus coggeri

30–40% · Possible
Lined Firetail Skink
LC Endemic

Lined Firetail Skink

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Morethia ruficauda

20–30% · Possible
Plain Ctenotus
LC Endemic

Plain Ctenotus

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Ctenotus inornatus

Insufficient data
Ornate Soil-crevice Skink
LC Endemic

Ornate Soil-crevice Skink

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Notoscincus ornatus

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

50–60
Jan
80–90
Feb
60–70
Mar
50–60
Apr
60–70
May
40–50
Jun
40–50
Jul
40–50
Aug
10–20
Sep
40–50
Oct
60–70
Nov
70–80
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 Nitmiluk National Park?

About 52% of wildlife watchers report a Bauxite Rainbow Skink sighting in Nitmiluk National Park, based on 27 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

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

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

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