Japanese five-lined skink
Plestiodon finitimus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyScincidae (Escíncid)
- GenusPlestiodon (Toothy Skinks)
- SpeciesPlestiodon finitimus (Japanese five-lined skink)
📅 Monthly Probability
🌙 When They're Spotted
Most active during nighttime hours (6pm–6am) · 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 | Nikko National Park | 🇯🇵 Japan |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Japanese five-lined skink in Nikko National Park?
About 45% of visitor-days record a Japanese five-lined skink sighting in Nikko National Park, based on 21 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Japanese five-lined skink in Nikko National Park?
August has the highest sighting rate for Japanese five-lined skink in Nikko National Park in our monthly data.