Where to see a Common Five-lined Skink in New York

The Common Five-lined Skink is recorded in the counties of 38 New York state parks (research-grade iNaturalist observations). Ranked by how often it is observed in each area:

1. Palisades State Park
2. Bear Mountain State Park
3. Harriman State Park
4. Hudson Highlands State Park
5. Storm King State Park
6. Sterling Forest State Park
7. Clarence Fahnestock State Park
8. Stewart State Forest
9. Wonder Lake State Park
10. Highland Lakes State Park
11. California Hill State Forest
12. Goosepond Mountain State Park
13. Riverbank State Park
14. Roberto Clemente State Park
15. Minnewaska State Park Preserve
16. Slide Mountain Wilderness Area
17. Margaret Lewis Norrie State Park
18. Catskill State Park
19. Taconic State Parkway
20. James Baird State Park
21. Franny Reese State Park
22. Bristol Beach State Park
23. Sojourner Truth State Park
24. Rockefeller State Park Preserve
25. Nyack Beach State Park

These are county-level records — the species is documented in the area around each park, which is a strong steer rather than a guarantee for the park itself.

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