African Five-lined Skink

African Five-lined Skink

Trachylepis quinquetaeniata

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
50–60% · Likely
overall probability at Samburu National Reserve

Closest Relatives at Samburu National Reserve

Sudan Mabuya
LC

Sudan Mabuya

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Trachylepis brevicollis

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

30–40
Jan
40–50
Feb
40–50
Mar
20–30
Apr
40–50
May
50–60
Jun
50–60
Jul
40–50
Aug
70–80
Sep
70–80
Oct
70–80
Nov
10–20
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙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 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
50–60%
2 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
40–50%
3 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
10–20%
4 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
5 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a African Five-lined Skink in Samburu National Reserve?

About 51% of visitor-days record a African Five-lined Skink sighting in Samburu National Reserve, based on 40 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see African Five-lined Skink in Samburu National Reserve?

October has the highest sighting rate for African Five-lined Skink in Samburu National Reserve in our monthly data.

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