African Five-lined Skink
Trachylepis quinquetaeniata
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyScincidae (Escíncid)
- GenusTrachylepis (Afro-Malagasy Mabuyas)
- SpeciesTrachylepis quinquetaeniata (African Five-lined Skink)
The African five-lined skink (Trachylepis quinquetaeniata, formerly Mabuya quinquetaeniata), or rainbow mabuya, is a north-central African species of skink lizard. T. margaritifera is another closely related skink species that is also called the "rainbow skink" (although it occurs primarily in Eastern Africa); T. margaritifera, overall, possesses more colourful, "rainbow"-like scales (as opposed to the predominantly blue, black and yellowish five-lined skink, T. quinquetaeniata). Wikipedia →
10–20% of wildlife watchers report a African Five-lined Skink sighting in Murchison Falls National Park, based on 5 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Murchison Falls National Park
📅 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 | Samburu National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 2 | Kidepo Valley National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 3 | Awash National Park | 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | |
| 4 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 5 | Meru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 6 | Tsavo West National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 7 | Tsavo East National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a African Five-lined Skink in Murchison Falls National Park?
About 15% of wildlife watchers report a African Five-lined Skink sighting in Murchison Falls National Park, based on 5 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see African Five-lined Skink in Murchison Falls National Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for African Five-lined Skink in Murchison Falls National Park in our monthly data.