Short Blind Dart Skink
Typhlacontias brevipes
Typhlacontias brevipes, also known as FitzSimon's [sic] burrowing skink or short blind dart skink, is a species of skink endemic to the Namib Desert (Namibia). It was described by Vivian FitzSimons in 1938. Wikipedia →
20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Short Blind Dart Skink sighting in Namib-Naukluft National Park, based on 60 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
📅 Monthly Probability
🕐 When They’re Spotted
Sightings of Short Blind Dart Skink are recorded here, but fewer than 5 of them carry a time of day in GBIF — sighting probability uses whole days, so it is unaffected. The hourly pattern needs timestamps we don't have yet.
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 | Namib-Naukluft National Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Short Blind Dart Skink in Namib-Naukluft National Park?
About 21% of wildlife watchers report a Short Blind Dart Skink sighting in Namib-Naukluft National Park, based on 60 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Short Blind Dart Skink in Namib-Naukluft National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Short Blind Dart Skink in Namib-Naukluft National Park in our monthly data.