Spotted Forest Skink
Sphenomorphus maculatus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyScincidae (Escíncid)
- GenusSphenomorphus (Asian Forest Skinks)
- SpeciesSphenomorphus maculatus (Spotted Forest Skink)
Closest Relatives at Khao Yai National Park
Indian Forest Skink
Sphenomorphus indicus
Many-lined Sun-skink
Eutropis multifasciata
Banded Lipinia
Lipinia microcerca
Longtail Mabuya
Eutropis longicaudata
Olive Dasia
Dasia olivacea
Allapalli Grass Skink
Eutropis macularia
Lipinia trivittata
Lipinia trivittata
Reeves's Leaf-litter Skink
Scincella reevesii
Miriam's Skink
Brachymeles miriamae
Bowring’s Supple Skink
Subdoluseps bowringii
📅 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 Khao Yai National Park?
About 42% of visitor-days record a Spotted Forest Skink sighting in Khao Yai National Park, based on 85 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Spotted Forest Skink in Khao Yai National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Spotted Forest Skink in Khao Yai National Park in our monthly data.