Scincella (Ground Skinks) — Where Wildlife

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Scincella cherriei

Scincella devorator

Scincella assata

Scincella lateralis

Scincella silvicola

Scincella reevesii

Scincella nigrofasciata

Insufficient data

Endemic

Scincella caudaequinae

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

5–10

Jan

5–10

Feb

5–10

Mar

10–20

Apr

<5

May

5–10

Jun

10–20

Jul

5–10

Aug

5–10

Sep

5–10

Oct

5–10

Nov

5–10

Dec

🕐 When They're Spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Ground Skinks

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#	Park	Country	Species	P(≥1)
1	Cusuco National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	1	20–30%
	Brown Forest Skink			Insufficient data
2	Cuc Phuong National Park	🇻🇳 Vietnam	1	10–20%
	Scincella devorator			Insufficient data
3	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	10–20%
	Brown Forest Skink			10–20%
4	El Triunfo	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	10–20%
	Red Forest Skink			Insufficient data
5	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	10–20%
	Brown Forest Skink			10–20%
6	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	1	10–20%
	Brown Forest Skink			Insufficient data
7	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	10–20%
	Brown Forest Skink			10–20%
8	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	10–20%
	Brown Forest Skink			10–20%
9	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	1	10–20%
	Brown Forest Skink			10–20%
10	Congaree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	10–20%
	Little Brown Skink			10–20%
11	Celaque National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	1	5–10%
	Brown Forest Skink			Insufficient data
12	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	2	5–10%
	Taylor’s Ground Skink			5–10%
	Horsehead Ground Skink			<5%
13	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	5–10%
	Brown Forest Skink			5–10%
14	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	5–10%
	Brown Forest Skink			5–10%
15	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	1	5–10%
	Brown Forest Skink			Insufficient data
16	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	5–10%
	Little Brown Skink			5–10%
17	Khao Yai National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1	5–10%
	Reeves's Leaf-litter Skink			Insufficient data
18	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	5–10%
	Brown Forest Skink			Insufficient data
19	Cat Tien National Park	🇻🇳 Vietnam	1	5–10%
	🦎 Scincella nigrofasciata			Insufficient data
20	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	5–10%
	Brown Forest Skink			Insufficient data
21	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	5–10%
	Brown Forest Skink			5–10%
22	Doi Inthanon National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1	5–10%
	Reeves's Leaf-litter Skink			Insufficient data
23	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	5–10%
	Brown Forest Skink			5–10%
24	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Brown Forest Skink			Insufficient data
25	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	<5%
	Brown Forest Skink			Insufficient data
26	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Brown Forest Skink			Insufficient data
27	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Brown Forest Skink			Insufficient data
28	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Brown Forest Skink			Insufficient data
29	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	<5%
	Red Forest Skink			Insufficient data
30	Kaeng Krachan National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1	<5%
	Reeves's Leaf-litter Skink			Insufficient data
31	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Little Brown Skink			Insufficient data
32	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	1	<5%
	Brown Forest Skink			Insufficient data
33	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Little Brown Skink			Insufficient data

Ground Skinks

Species in this group

Brown Forest Skink

Scincella devorator

Red Forest Skink

Little Brown Skink

Taylor’s Ground Skink

Reeves's Leaf-litter Skink

Scincella nigrofasciata

Horsehead Ground Skink

📅 Monthly Probability

🕐 When They're Spotted

Where to see Ground Skinks

Parks Ranked