Scelotes mossambicus
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Scelotes mossambicus, the Mozambique dwarf burrowing skink, is a species of lizard which is found in South Africa, Mozambique, and Eswatini. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| 1 | Durban | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Mozambique Dwarf Burrowing Skink sighting in Durban on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 27th most-seen of the 27 reptiles we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January–February, April and June
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Mozambique Dwarf Burrowing Skink in Durban on a given day, against under 5% in March, May and July–December, the lowest months.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Mozambique Dwarf Burrowing Skink sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Durban, in our data
Durban is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Mozambique Dwarf Burrowing Skink sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Scincidae
The closest relatives of the Mozambique Dwarf Burrowing Skink that you can see in Durban (family Scincidae, Skinks) are African Striped Skink (about 30%), Eastern Sand Skink (about 10%) and Wahlberg's Snake-eyed Skink (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Mozambique Dwarf Burrowing Skink is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Durban (6 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.
