Giant Lance Skink
Acontias plumbeus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyScincidae (Escíncid)
- GenusAcontias
- SpeciesAcontias plumbeus (Giant Lance Skink)
10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Giant Lance Skink sighting in iSimangaliso Wetland Park, based on 19 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at iSimangaliso Wetland Park
Eastern Sand Skink
Trachylepis depressa
African Striped Skink
Trachylepis striata
East-African Snake-eyed Skink
Cryptoblepharus africanus
Fitzsimons' Dwarf Burrowing Skink
Scelotes fitzsimonsi
Lowveld Dwarf Burrowing Skink
Scelotes bidigittatus
Mozambique Dwarf Burrowing Skink
Scelotes mossambicus
Wahlberg's Snake-eyed Skink
Panaspis wahlbergii
Coastal Dwarf Burrowing Skink
Scelotes vestigifer
Variable Skink
Trachylepis varia
Rainbow Skink
Trachylepis margaritifera
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
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 | Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Giant Lance Skink in iSimangaliso Wetland Park?
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Giant Lance Skink sighting in iSimangaliso Wetland Park, based on 19 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Giant Lance Skink in iSimangaliso Wetland Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Giant Lance Skink in iSimangaliso Wetland Park in our monthly data.