Speckle-lipped Mabuya
Trachylepis maculilabris
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyScincidae (Escíncid)
- GenusTrachylepis (Afro-Malagasy Mabuyas)
- SpeciesTrachylepis maculilabris (Speckle-lipped Mabuya)
Trachylepis maculilabris is a species of skink. Commonly referred to as the speckle-lipped skink or speckle-lipped mabuya. It is distributed through much of sub-Saharan Africa. Wikipedia →
5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Speckle-lipped Mabuya sighting in Tsavo East National Park, based on 10 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Tsavo East National Park
Rainbow Skink
Trachylepis margaritifera
Tree skink
Trachylepis planifrons
Sudan Mabuya
Trachylepis brevicollis
Grass-top skink
Trachylepis megalura
Variable Skink
Trachylepis varia
African Five-lined Skink
Trachylepis quinquetaeniata
African Striped Skink
Trachylepis striata
East-African Snake-eyed Skink
Cryptoblepharus africanus
Somali Writhing Skink
Mochlus somalicus
Kilimanjaro Five-toed Skink
Leptosiaphos kilimensis
📅 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 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 2 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 3 | Lake Mburo National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 4 | Virunga National Park | 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 5 | Tsavo East National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 6 | Semuliki National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 7 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 8 | Nyungwe National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 9 | Kafue National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 10 | South Luangwa National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 11 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Speckle-lipped Mabuya in Tsavo East National Park?
About 9% of wildlife watchers report a Speckle-lipped Mabuya sighting in Tsavo East National Park, based on 10 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Speckle-lipped Mabuya in Tsavo East National Park?
August has the highest sighting rate for Speckle-lipped Mabuya in Tsavo East National Park in our monthly data.