Red-throated Cool-skink
Acritoscincus platynotus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyScincidae (Escíncid)
- GenusAcritoscincus (Three-lined and Red-throated Skinks)
- SpeciesAcritoscincus platynotus (Red-throated Cool-skink)
5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Red-throated Cool-skink sighting in Royal National Park, based on 9 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
Cunningham's Skink
Egernia cunninghami
Yellow-bellied Three-toed Skink
Saiphos equalis
Elegant Snake-eyed Skink
Cryptoblepharus pulcher
Southern Weasel Skink
Saproscincus mustelinus
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 Red-throated Cool-skink in Royal National Park?
About 6% of wildlife watchers report a Red-throated Cool-skink sighting in Royal National Park, based on 9 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Red-throated Cool-skink in Royal National Park?
August has the highest sighting rate for Red-throated Cool-skink in Royal National Park in our monthly data.