Rainbow Skink

Rainbow Skink

Trachylepis margaritifera

10–20% · Possible
overall probability at Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
10–20
Feb
<5
Mar
20–30
Apr
<5
May
10–20
Jun
10–20
Jul
10–20
Aug
30–40
Sep
10–20
Oct
<5
Nov
10–20
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 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
30–40%
2 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
20–30%
3 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
10–20%
4 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
5 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
6 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
7 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
Insufficient data
8 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
9 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
10 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Rainbow Skink in Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park?

About 16% of visitor-days record a Rainbow Skink sighting in Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park, based on 13 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Rainbow Skink in Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park?

September has the highest sighting rate for Rainbow Skink in Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park in our monthly data.

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