Giant Lance Skink

Giant Lance Skink

Acontias plumbeus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at iSimangaliso Wetland Park

Closest Relatives at iSimangaliso Wetland Park

Eastern Sand Skink
LC

Eastern Sand Skink

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Trachylepis depressa

20–30% · Possible
African Striped Skink
LC

African Striped Skink

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Trachylepis striata

20–30% · Possible
East-African Snake-eyed Skink
LC

East-African Snake-eyed Skink

Reptile

Cryptoblepharus africanus

0–10% · With luck
Fitzsimons' Dwarf Burrowing Skink
LC

Fitzsimons' Dwarf Burrowing Skink

Reptile

Scelotes fitzsimonsi

0–10% · With luck
Lowveld Dwarf Burrowing Skink
LC

Lowveld Dwarf Burrowing Skink

Reptile

Scelotes bidigittatus

0–10% · With luck
Mozambique Dwarf Burrowing Skink
LC

Mozambique Dwarf Burrowing Skink

Reptile

Scelotes mossambicus

0–10% · With luck
Wahlberg's Snake-eyed Skink
LC

Wahlberg's Snake-eyed Skink

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Panaspis wahlbergii

Insufficient data
Coastal Dwarf Burrowing Skink
LC

Coastal Dwarf Burrowing Skink

Reptile

Scelotes vestigifer

Insufficient data
Rainbow Skink

Rainbow Skink

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Trachylepis margaritifera

Insufficient data
Variable Skink
LC

Variable Skink

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Trachylepis varia

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

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

🕐 When They’re Spotted

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Daily activity pattern needs at least 5 timestamped observations in GBIF. Not enough data yet for this species globally.

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 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
2 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
3 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Giant Lance Skink in iSimangaliso Wetland Park?

About 11% of visitor-days record a Giant Lance Skink sighting in iSimangaliso Wetland Park, based on 19 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Giant Lance Skink in iSimangaliso Wetland Park?

May has the highest sighting rate for Giant Lance Skink in iSimangaliso Wetland Park in our monthly data.

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