Eastern Sand Skink
Trachylepis depressa
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyScincidae (Escíncid)
- GenusTrachylepis (Afro-Malagasy Mabuyas)
- SpeciesTrachylepis depressa (Eastern Sand Skink)
Closest Relatives at iSimangaliso Wetland Park
African Striped Skink
Trachylepis striata
Rainbow Skink
Trachylepis margaritifera
Variable Skink
Trachylepis varia
Giant Lance Skink
Acontias plumbeus
East-African Snake-eyed Skink
Cryptoblepharus africanus
Fitzsimons' Dwarf Burrowing Skink
Scelotes fitzsimonsi
Lowveld Dwarf Burrowing Skink
Scelotes bidigittatus
Mozambique Dwarf Burrowing Skink
Scelotes mossambicus
Wahlberg's Snake-eyed Skink
Panaspis wahlbergii
Coastal Dwarf Burrowing Skink
Scelotes vestigifer
📅 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 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Eastern Sand Skink in iSimangaliso Wetland Park?
About 28% of visitor-days record a Eastern Sand Skink sighting in iSimangaliso Wetland Park, based on 79 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Eastern Sand Skink in iSimangaliso Wetland Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Eastern Sand Skink in iSimangaliso Wetland Park in our monthly data.