Rainbow Skink

Rainbow Skink

Trachylepis margaritifera

10–20% · Possible
overall probability at Tsavo East National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
10–20
Apr
20–30
May
<5
Jun
10–20
Jul
<5
Aug
20–30
Sep
20–30
Oct
10–20
Nov
30–40
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 Tsavo East National Park?

About 17% of visitor-days record a Rainbow Skink sighting in Tsavo East National Park, based on 22 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Rainbow Skink in Tsavo East National Park?

December has the highest sighting rate for Rainbow Skink in Tsavo East National Park in our monthly data.

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