Variable Skink
Trachylepis varia
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyScincidae (Escíncid)
- GenusTrachylepis (Afro-Malagasy Mabuyas)
- SpeciesTrachylepis varia (Variable Skink)
Closest Relatives at Addo Elephant National Park
Cape Skink
Trachylepis capensis
Variegated Skink
Trachylepis variegata
Western Rock Skink
Trachylepis sulcata
Rainbow Skink
Trachylepis margaritifera
Red-sided Skink
Trachylepis homalocephala
Linnaeus' Lance Skink
Acontias orientalis
Boulenger's Burrowing Skink
Scelotes anguineus
Thin-tailed Legless Skink
Acontias gracilicauda
Algoa Legless Skink
Acontias lineicauda
Peters' Burrowing Skink
Scelotes caffer
📅 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 | Gorongosa National Park | 🇲🇿 Mozambique | |
| 2 | South Luangwa National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 3 | Addo Elephant National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 4 | Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 5 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 6 | Waterberg Plateau Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 7 | Lake Manyara National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 8 | Akagera National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 9 | Nairobi National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 10 | Pilanesberg National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 11 | Lake Nakuru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 12 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 13 | Tsavo East National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 14 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 15 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Variable Skink in Addo Elephant National Park?
About 11% of visitor-days record a Variable Skink sighting in Addo Elephant National Park, based on 28 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Variable Skink in Addo Elephant National Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for Variable Skink in Addo Elephant National Park in our monthly data.