Rainbow Skink

Rainbow Skink

Trachylepis margaritifera

10–20% · Possible
overall probability at South Luangwa National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

40–50
Jan
0–10
Feb
0–10
Mar
30–40
Apr
0–10
May
20–30
Jun
<5
Jul
0–10
Aug
20–30
Sep
20–30
Oct
20–30
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 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
30–40%
2 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
20–30%
3 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
10–20%
4 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
5 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
6 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
7 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
Insufficient data
8 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
9 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
10 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Rainbow Skink in South Luangwa National Park?

About 19% of visitor-days record a Rainbow Skink sighting in South Luangwa National Park, based on 6 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Rainbow Skink in South Luangwa National Park?

January has the highest sighting rate for Rainbow Skink in South Luangwa National Park in our monthly data.

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