Wahlberg’s Striped Skink

Where to see

Wahlberg’s Striped Skink

Trachylepis wahlbergii

Waterberg Plateau Park leads · 9 parks ranked by real sighting rates

Parks Ranked

Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Wahlberg’s Striped Skink during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)

#ParkCountrySighting
1 Waterberg Plateau Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
~50%
2 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
~50%
3 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
~40%
4 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
~40%
5 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
~40%
6 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
~40%
7 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
~40%
8 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
~30%
9 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
~20%

Before you go

Which is the best park to see a Wahlberg’s Striped Skink?

Waterberg Plateau Park

In Waterberg Plateau Park, Namibia, about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Wahlberg’s Striped Skink sighting on a given day, the highest of the 9 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see a Wahlberg’s Striped Skink?

It depends on the park

In the top parks, the best months are December in Waterberg Plateau Park (about 80%), May and November in Kafue National Park (about 70%) and November in Moremi Game Reserve (about 60%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Wahlberg’s Striped Skink on a given day. Each park's Wahlberg’s Striped Skink page has the full month-by-month chart.