Linnaeus' Lance Skink
Acontias meleagris
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyScincidae (Escíncid)
- GenusAcontias
- SpeciesAcontias meleagris (Linnaeus' Lance Skink)
Closest Relatives at Table Mountain National Park
📅 Monthly Probability
🕐 When They’re Spotted
Daily activity pattern needs at least 5 timestamped observations in GBIF. Not enough data yet for this species globally.
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 | Table Mountain National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Garden Route National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Linnaeus' Lance Skink in Table Mountain National Park?
About 12% of visitor-days record a Linnaeus' Lance Skink sighting in Table Mountain National Park, based on 151 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Linnaeus' Lance Skink in Table Mountain National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Linnaeus' Lance Skink in Table Mountain National Park in our monthly data.