Tree skink

Tree skink

Trachylepis planifrons

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Tsavo East National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
10–20
Feb
10–20
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
10–20
Jul
<5
Aug
20–30
Sep
<5
Oct
10–20
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 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
2 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
3 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
Insufficient data
4 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
5 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
6 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Tree skink in Tsavo East National Park?

About 13% of visitor-days record a Tree skink sighting in Tsavo East National Park, based on 14 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Tree skink in Tsavo East National Park?

January has the highest sighting rate for Tree skink in Tsavo East National Park in our monthly data.

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