Indian Forest Skink
Sphenomorphus indicus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyScincidae (Escíncid)
- GenusSphenomorphus (Asian Forest Skinks)
- SpeciesSphenomorphus indicus (Indian Forest Skink)
Closest Relatives at Doi Inthanon National Park
📅 Monthly Probability
🌅 When They're Spotted
Most active at dawn and dusk · 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 | Doi Inthanon National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 2 | Taroko National Park | 🇹🇼 Taiwan | |
| 3 | Cuc Phuong National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 4 | Ba Be National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 5 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 6 | Khao Yai National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Indian Forest Skink in Doi Inthanon National Park?
About 20% of visitor-days record a Indian Forest Skink sighting in Doi Inthanon National Park, based on 14 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Indian Forest Skink in Doi Inthanon National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Indian Forest Skink in Doi Inthanon National Park in our monthly data.