Wahlberg’s Striped Skink

Wahlberg’s Striped Skink

Trachylepis wahlbergii

Silhouette: David Orr · PhyloPic

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely
at Mana Pools National Park
9 Verified sightings at Mana Pools National Park From 2019 to 2026
248 Verified sightings across all 10 parks From 2019 to 2026
February Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

About the Wahlberg’s Striped Skink

Trachylepis wahlbergii, also known commonly as Wahlberg's striped skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is native to Southern Africa. Trachylepis wahlbergii has been considered a subspecies of Trachylepis striata. Whether T. wahlbergii is truly distinct from T. striata is not fully settled.

T. wahlbergii occurs in southern Angola, northern Botswana, northern Namibia, western Mozambique, Zambia, and northern, western and southern Zimbabwe. The specific name, wahlbergi, is in honour of Swedish Naturalist Johan August Wahlberg.

T. wahlbergii is viviparous. Peters W (1870). "Förteckning på de af J. Wahlberg i Damaralandet insamlade Reptilierna: Enumeratio Amphibiorum quae beat. J. Wahlberg anno 1854 ad 1855 in Africa occidentali (Damara) collegit ". Öfversigt af Kongl. Vetenskaps-Akademien Förhandlingar 26 (7): 657–662. (Euprepes wahlbergii, new species, p. 661). (in Swedish and Latin). Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Waterberg Plateau Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
~50%
2 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
~50%
3 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
~40%
4 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
~40%
5 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
~40%
6 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
~40%
7 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
~30%
8 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
~30%
9 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
~20%
10 Namib-Naukluft National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
~10%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Wahlberg’s Striped Skink in Mana Pools National Park?

About 40% of wildlife watchers report a Wahlberg’s Striped Skink sighting in Mana Pools National Park, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Wahlberg’s Striped Skink in Mana Pools National Park?

February has the highest sighting rate for Wahlberg’s Striped Skink in Mana Pools National Park in our monthly data.

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