Karasburg Tree Skink

Karasburg Tree Skink

Trachylepis sparsa

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
40–50% · Likely
overall probability at Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park

Closest Relatives at Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park

Western three-striped skink
LC

Western three-striped skink

Reptile

Trachylepis occidentalis

10–20% · With luck
Kalahari Tree Skink
LC

Kalahari Tree Skink

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Trachylepis spilogaster

10–20% · With luck

📅 Monthly Probability

40–50
Jan
50–60
Feb
50–60
Mar
40–50
Apr
40–50
May
40–50
Jun
30–40
Jul
40–50
Aug
50–60
Sep
60–70
Oct
40–50
Nov
40–50
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 Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
40–50%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Karasburg Tree Skink in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park?

About 49% of visitor-days record a Karasburg Tree Skink sighting in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, based on 120 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Karasburg Tree Skink in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park?

October has the highest sighting rate for Karasburg Tree Skink in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park in our monthly data.

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