Spotted Forest Skink
Sphenomorphus maculatus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyScincidae (Escíncid)
- GenusSphenomorphus (Asian Forest Skinks)
- SpeciesSphenomorphus maculatus (Spotted Forest Skink)
Closest Relatives at Kaeng Krachan National Park
Nakhon Si-Thammarat forest Skink
Sphenomorphus tersus
Indian Forest Skink
Sphenomorphus indicus
Many-lined Sun-skink
Eutropis multifasciata
Allapalli Grass Skink
Eutropis macularia
Olive Dasia
Dasia olivacea
Banded Lipinia
Lipinia microcerca
Bowring’s Supple Skink
Subdoluseps bowringii
Banded Lipinia
Lipinia vittigera
Longtail Mabuya
Eutropis longicaudata
Siamese Supple Skink
Lygosoma siamense
Bipedal Burrowing Skink
Jarujinia bipedalis
Reeves's Leaf-litter Skink
Scincella reevesii
📅 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 | Khao Sok National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 2 | Cat Tien National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 3 | Khao Yai National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 4 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 5 | Doi Inthanon National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 6 | Khangchendzonga National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 7 | Chitwan National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Spotted Forest Skink in Kaeng Krachan National Park?
About 28% of visitor-days record a Spotted Forest Skink sighting in Kaeng Krachan National Park, based on 68 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Spotted Forest Skink in Kaeng Krachan National Park?
June has the highest sighting rate for Spotted Forest Skink in Kaeng Krachan National Park in our monthly data.