Cunningham's Skink
Egernia cunninghami
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyScincidae (Escíncid)
- GenusEgernia (Spiny-tailed and Crevice Skinks)
- SpeciesEgernia cunninghami (Cunningham's Skink)
Cunningham's spiny-tailed skink (Egernia cunninghami), also known commonly as Cunningham's skink, is a species of large skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is native to southeastern Australia. Wikipedia →
10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Cunningham's Skink sighting in Royal National Park, based on 24 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Royal National Park
Eastern Water Skink
Eulamprus quoyii
Copper-tailed Ctenotus
Ctenotus taeniolatus
Rainbow Skink
Lampropholis delicata
Common Bluetongue
Tiliqua scincoides
Yellow-bellied Three-toed Skink
Saiphos equalis
Elegant Snake-eyed Skink
Cryptoblepharus pulcher
Southern Weasel Skink
Saproscincus mustelinus
Red-throated Cool-skink
Acritoscincus platynotus
Bar-sided Skink
Concinnia tenuis
Pale-flecked Garden Sunskink
Lampropholis guichenoti
Gully Shadeskink
Saproscincus spectabilis
Coastal She-oak Slender Bluetongue
Cyclodomorphus michaeli
📅 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 | Royal National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Cunningham's Skink in Royal National Park?
About 11% of wildlife watchers report a Cunningham's Skink sighting in Royal National Park, based on 24 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Cunningham's Skink in Royal National Park?
February has the highest sighting rate for Cunningham's Skink in Royal National Park in our monthly data.