Tetradactylus seps
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
Tetradactylus seps, commonly known as the short-legged seps or five-toed whip lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Gerrhosauridae. The species is found in South Africa. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Garden Route National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Table Mountain National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cape Town | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
No species of the same family or order lives in Cape Town, so these are its closest relatives here: other reptiles.
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Five-toed Whip Lizard sighting in Cape Town on a given day, based on 26 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 27th most-seen of the 35 reptiles we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February, June–September and November–December
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Five-toed Whip Lizard in Cape Town on a given day, against under 5% in January, March–May and October, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Five-toed Whip Lizard sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Cape Town, in our data
Cape Town is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Five-toed Whip Lizard sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Five-toed Whip Lizard is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Cape Town (26 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.
