Sri Lanka Bronze Skink

Sri Lanka Bronze Skink

Eutropis madaraszi

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

Eutropis madaraszi, also known commonly as the Sri Lanka bronze mabuya, the Sri Lanka bronze skink, or (ambiguously) the spotted skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to the island of Sri Lanka. Wikipedia →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Sri Lanka Bronze Skink sighting in Minneriya National Park, based on 5 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Minneriya National Park

Peters' Tree Skink
LC

Peters' Tree Skink

Reptile

Lankascincus fallax

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
20–30
Feb
20–30
Mar
5–10
Apr
5–10
May
40–50
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
5–10
Sep
5–10
Oct
30–40
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 Yala National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
20–30%
2 Minneriya National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
10–20%
3 Wilpattu National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
Insufficient data
4 Sinharaja Forest Reserve 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Sri Lanka Bronze Skink in Minneriya National Park?

About 18% of wildlife watchers report a Sri Lanka Bronze Skink sighting in Minneriya National Park, based on 5 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Sri Lanka Bronze Skink in Minneriya National Park?

June has the highest sighting rate for Sri Lanka Bronze Skink in Minneriya National Park in our monthly data.

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