Sundevall's Writhing Skink
Mochlus sundevallii
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyScincidae (Escíncid)
- GenusMochlus
- SpeciesMochlus sundevallii (Sundevall's Writhing Skink)
Closest Relatives at Ruaha National Park
📅 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 | Ruaha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 2 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 4 | Gorongosa National Park | 🇲🇿 Mozambique | |
| 5 | Etosha National Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 6 | Tarangire National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Sundevall's Writhing Skink in Ruaha National Park?
About 28% of visitor-days record a Sundevall's Writhing Skink sighting in Ruaha National Park, based on 6 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Sundevall's Writhing Skink in Ruaha National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Sundevall's Writhing Skink in Ruaha National Park in our monthly data.