Somali Writhing Skink
Mochlus somalicus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyScincidae (Escíncid)
- GenusMochlus
- SpeciesMochlus somalicus (Somali Writhing Skink)
Closest Relatives at Tsavo East National Park
Rainbow Skink
Trachylepis margaritifera
Tree skink
Trachylepis planifrons
East-African Snake-eyed Skink
Cryptoblepharus africanus
Speckle-lipped Mabuya
Trachylepis maculilabris
Sudan Mabuya
Trachylepis brevicollis
Grass-top skink
Trachylepis megalura
Kilimanjaro Five-toed Skink
Leptosiaphos kilimensis
Variable Skink
Trachylepis varia
African Five-lined Skink
Trachylepis quinquetaeniata
African Striped Skink
Trachylepis striata
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Somali Writhing Skink at Tsavo East National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
🕐 When They’re Spotted
Sightings of Somali Writhing 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 | Tsavo West National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 2 | Tsavo East National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya |