Where to see
Trachylepis striata
uMkhuze Game Reserve leads · 16 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting an African Striped Skink during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | uMkhuze Game Reserve | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Arusha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 3 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 4 | Gonarezhou National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 5 | Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 6 | Lake Nakuru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 7 | Liwonde National Park | 🇲🇼 Malawi | |
| 8 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 9 | Gorongosa National Park | 🇲🇿 Mozambique | |
| 10 | Nairobi National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 11 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 12 | Amboseli National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 13 | Tarangire National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 14 | Masai Mara National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 15 | Lake Mburo National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 16 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania |
uMkhuze Game Reserve
In uMkhuze Game Reserve, South Africa, about 60% of wildlife watchers report an African Striped Skink sighting on a given day, the highest of the 16 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Arusha National Park and more
After uMkhuze Game Reserve, the next-best odds of seeing an African Striped Skink are in Arusha National Park (Tanzania, about 40%), Kruger National Park (South Africa, about 30%) and Gonarezhou National Park (Zimbabwe, about 30%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are June in uMkhuze Game Reserve (about 80%), November in Arusha National Park (about 70%) and September to March in Kruger National Park (about 40%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report an African Striped Skink on a given day. Each park's African Striped Skink page has the full month-by-month chart.
