Ablepharus kitaibelii
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
Ablepharus kitaibelii, also known commonly as the European copper skink, the European snake-eyed skink, the juniper skink, and the snake-eyed skink, is a species of skink, a lizard in the subfamily Eugongylinae of the family Scincidae. The species is native to Eastern Europe and Southwestern Asia.
A. kitaibelii is native to Greece (including the Aegean Islands), Romania, Bulgaria, the former Yugoslavia, Hungary, Albania, Slovakia, the Caucasus, Turkey, Syria, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, the Sinai Peninsula of Egypt and possibly Iraq. The subspecies A. k. fitzingeri is known from Slovakia, Hungary, Greece and the island of Corfu. The subspecies A. k. stepaneki is known from Bulgaria and Romania.
Also Macedonia A small, slender lizard, A. kitaibelii grows up to 15 cm (5.9 in) in total length (including tail). The skin is bronze-coloured, with dark sides. The eyelids are immovable, in contrast to many other skinks. A. kitaibelii is a shy species, which lives under stones and leaves in dry places, such as south slopes, fields, and meadows. It is active during twilight, and hunts for insects and small snails. It is a typical... Wikipedia →
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No species of the same family or order lives in Bucharest, so these are its closest relatives here: other reptiles.
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a European Copper Skink sighting in Bucharest on a given day, based on 14 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 6th most-seen of the 8 reptiles we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May and June
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a European Copper Skink in Bucharest on a given day, against under 5% in August and October–February, the lowest months. Those are among Bucharest's wettest months, with about 70 mm of rain a month against 35 mm in February.
5th of 5
Of the 5 cities where we can rate European Copper Skink sightings, Bucharest ranks 5th at about 10%. The best odds are in Izmir (Turkey, about 30%), Istanbul (Turkey, about 20%) and Athens (Greece, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the European Copper Skink is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Bucharest (14 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
