Where to see
Trachylepis quinquetaeniata
Awash National Park leads · 4 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting an African Five-lined Skink during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Awash National Park | 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | |
| 2 | Samburu National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 3 | Kidepo Valley National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 4 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
Awash National Park
In Awash National Park, Ethiopia, about 50% of wildlife watchers report an African Five-lined Skink sighting on a given day, the highest of the 4 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Samburu National Reserve and more
After Awash National Park, the next-best odds of seeing an African Five-lined Skink are in Samburu National Reserve (Kenya, about 50%), Kidepo Valley National Park (Uganda, about 50%) and Murchison Falls National Park (Uganda, about 20%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are July and November in Awash National Park (about 70%), September to November in Samburu National Reserve (about 70%) and July and October in Kidepo Valley National Park (about 60%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report an African Five-lined Skink on a given day. Each park's African Five-lined Skink page has the full month-by-month chart.
