Wahlberg’s Striped Skink

Wahlberg’s Striped Skink

Trachylepis wahlbergii

50–60% · Likely
overall probability at Waterberg Plateau Park
16 Verified records at Waterberg Plateau Park
December Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

Trachylepis wahlbergii, also known commonly as Wahlberg's striped skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is native to Southern Africa. Wikipedia →

50–60% of wildlife watchers report a Wahlberg’s Striped Skink sighting in Waterberg Plateau Park, based on 16 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Waterberg Plateau Park

Kalahari Tree Skink
LC

Kalahari Tree Skink

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Trachylepis spilogaster

50–60% · Likely
Variable Skink
LC

Variable Skink

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Trachylepis varia

Insufficient data
Damara Skink
LC

Damara Skink

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Trachylepis damarana

Insufficient data
Western Rock Skink
LC

Western Rock Skink

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Trachylepis sulcata

Insufficient data
Okahandja Legless Skink
LC

Okahandja Legless Skink

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Acontias occidentalis

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
20–30
Feb
60–70
Mar
60–70
Apr
50–60
May
20–30
Jun
50–60
Jul
60–70
Aug
20–30
Sep
20–30
Oct
60–70
Nov
80–90
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 Waterberg Plateau Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
50–60%
2 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
50–60%
3 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
30–40%
4 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
30–40%
5 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
30–40%
6 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
30–40%
7 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
30–40%
8 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
20–30%
9 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
10–20%
10 Namib-Naukluft National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
<5%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Wahlberg’s Striped Skink in Waterberg Plateau Park?

About 54% of wildlife watchers report a Wahlberg’s Striped Skink sighting in Waterberg Plateau Park, based on 16 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Wahlberg’s Striped Skink in Waterberg Plateau Park?

December has the highest sighting rate for Wahlberg’s Striped Skink in Waterberg Plateau Park in our monthly data.

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