Rainbow Skink

Rainbow Skink

Trachylepis margaritifera

30–40% · Possible
overall probability at Kruger National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

40–50
Jan
30–40
Feb
30–40
Mar
30–40
Apr
30–40
May
30–40
Jun
20–30
Jul
30–40
Aug
40–50
Sep
40–50
Oct
40–50
Nov
30–40
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 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
30–40%
2 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
20–30%
3 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
10–20%
4 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
5 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
6 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
7 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
Insufficient data
8 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
9 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
10 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Rainbow Skink in Kruger National Park?

About 38% of visitor-days record a Rainbow Skink sighting in Kruger National Park, based on 814 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Rainbow Skink in Kruger National Park?

November has the highest sighting rate for Rainbow Skink in Kruger National Park in our monthly data.

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