Sundevall's Writhing Skink

Sundevall's Writhing Skink

Mochlus sundevallii

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Ruaha National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

0–10
Jan
0–10
Feb
10–20
Mar
10–20
Apr
60–70
May
0–10
Jun
0–10
Jul
50–60
Aug
0–10
Sep
10–20
Oct
40–50
Nov
10–20
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙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 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
20–30%
2 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
0–10%
3 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
4 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
Insufficient data
5 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
Insufficient data
6 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data

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.

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