Variable Skink

Closest Relatives at Kruger National Park

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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	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	20–30%
2	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	10–20%
3	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	10–20%
4	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	10–20%
5	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	0–10%
6	Waterberg Plateau Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	Insufficient data
7	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
8	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	Insufficient data
9	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
10	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data
11	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
12	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
13	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
14	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
15	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data

Quick answers

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

About 7% of visitor-days record a Variable Skink sighting in Kruger National Park, based on 39 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

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

May has the highest sighting rate for Variable Skink in Kruger National Park in our monthly data.