Kalahari Tree Skink
Trachylepis spilogaster
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyScincidae (Escíncid)
- GenusTrachylepis (Afro-Malagasy Mabuyas)
- SpeciesTrachylepis spilogaster (Kalahari Tree Skink)
Closest Relatives at Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park
📅 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 | Waterberg Plateau Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 2 | Etosha National Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 3 | Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 4 | Moremi Game Reserve | 🇧🇼 Botswana |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Kalahari Tree Skink in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park?
About 12% of visitor-days record a Kalahari Tree Skink sighting in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, based on 9 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Kalahari Tree Skink in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park?
February has the highest sighting rate for Kalahari Tree Skink in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park in our monthly data.