Rainbow Skink

Rainbow Skink

Trachylepis margaritifera

10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Tsavo West National Park
10 Verified records at Tsavo West National Park
October Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

Trachylepis margaritifera, the rainbow skink, is a species of Afro-Malagasy mabuya or skink in the subfamily Lygosominae. Wikipedia →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Rainbow Skink sighting in Tsavo West National Park, based on 10 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
10–20
Jul
<5
Aug
20–30
Sep
30–40
Oct
20–30
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 Gonarezhou National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
50–60%
2 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
30–40%
3 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
20–30%
4 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
10–20%
5 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
6 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
7 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
8 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
9 Liwonde National Park 🇲🇼 Malawi
Insufficient data
10 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
Insufficient data
11 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
12 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
13 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Rainbow Skink in Tsavo West National Park?

About 16% of wildlife watchers report a Rainbow Skink sighting in Tsavo West National Park, based on 10 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Rainbow Skink in Tsavo West National Park?

October has the highest sighting rate for Rainbow Skink in Tsavo West National Park in our monthly data.

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