Bocage's Mabuya

Bocage's Mabuya

Trachylepis binotata

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
30–40% · Possible
overall probability at Etosha National Park

Closest Relatives at Etosha National Park

Kalahari Tree Skink
LC

Kalahari Tree Skink

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Trachylepis spilogaster

40–50% · Possible
Wahlberg’s Striped Skink

Wahlberg’s Striped Skink

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Trachylepis wahlbergii

10–20% · Possible
Western Rock Skink
LC

Western Rock Skink

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Trachylepis sulcata

10–20% · Possible
Variegated Skink
LC

Variegated Skink

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Trachylepis variegata

10–20% · With luck
Damara Skink
LC

Damara Skink

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Trachylepis damarana

0–10% · With luck
Cape Skink
LC

Cape Skink

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Trachylepis capensis

Insufficient data
Sharp-lipped Mabuya
LC

Sharp-lipped Mabuya

Reptile

Trachylepis acutilabris

Insufficient data
Sundevall's Writhing Skink
LC

Sundevall's Writhing Skink

🌅 Crepuscular Reptile

Mochlus sundevallii

Insufficient data
Namibian Snake-eyed Skink
LC

Namibian Snake-eyed Skink

Reptile

Panaspis namibiana

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

30–40
Jan
20–30
Feb
30–40
Mar
40–50
Apr
30–40
May
<5
Jun
0–10
Jul
20–30
Aug
30–40
Sep
30–40
Oct
30–40
Nov
40–50
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
30–40%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Bocage's Mabuya in Etosha National Park?

About 33% of visitor-days record a Bocage's Mabuya sighting in Etosha National Park, based on 65 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Bocage's Mabuya in Etosha National Park?

December has the highest sighting rate for Bocage's Mabuya in Etosha National Park in our monthly data.

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