Great Desert Skink
Liopholis kintorei
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyScincidae (Escíncid)
- GenusLiopholis (Australian Desert and Rock Skinks)
- SpeciesLiopholis kintorei (Great Desert Skink)
The great desert skink (Liopholis kintorei or Egernia kintorei), also known commonly as Kintore's egernia and by various other names including tjakura in various Aboriginal Australian languages, is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is native to the western half of Australia. It is a burrowing lizard and extremely social. Wikipedia →
10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Great Desert Skink sighting in Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park, based on 8 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park
Leopard Ctenotus
Ctenotus pantherinus
Centralian Bluetongue
Tiliqua multifasciata
Leonhardi's Ctenotus
Ctenotus leonhardii
Shiny-palmed Shining-skink
Cryptoblepharus australis
Massive-gibber Ctenotus
Ctenotus septenarius
Desert Rainbow Skink
Carlia triacantha
Grand Ctenotus
Ctenotus grandis
Wedgesnout Ctenotus
Ctenotus brooksi
Fine Side-lined Ctenotus
Ctenotus dux
Clay-soil Ctenotus
Ctenotus helenae
Blue-tailed Finesnout Ctenotus
Ctenotus calurus
Fourteen-lined Ctenotus
Ctenotus quattuordecimlineatus
📅 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 | Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Great Desert Skink in Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park?
About 16% of wildlife watchers report a Great Desert Skink sighting in Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park, based on 8 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Great Desert Skink in Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for Great Desert Skink in Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park in our monthly data.