Kalahari Tree Skink
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Kalahari Tree Skink

Trachylepis spilogaster

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park
9 Verified records at Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park
February Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The Kalahari tree skink (Trachylepis spilogaster), or spiny mabuya, is a species of lizard in the skink family (Scincidae). The species is endemic to southern Africa, including Namibia, South Africa, western Botswana, and southern Angola. Wikipedia →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Kalahari Tree Skink sighting in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, based on 9 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park

Karasburg Tree Skink
LC

Karasburg Tree Skink

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Trachylepis sparsa

40–50% · Likely
Western three-striped skink
LC

Western three-striped skink

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Trachylepis occidentalis

10–20% · With luck

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
20–30
Feb
10–20
Mar
10–20
Apr
20–30
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
10–20
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
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 Waterberg Plateau Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
50–60%
2 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
30–40%
3 Namib-Naukluft National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
20–30%
4 Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
5 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Kalahari Tree Skink in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park?

About 11% of wildlife watchers report a Kalahari Tree Skink sighting in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, based on 9 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Kalahari Tree Skink in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park?

February has the highest sighting rate for Kalahari Tree Skink in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park in our monthly data.

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