Eutropis longicaudata
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In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Eutropis longicaudata, the longtail mabuya or long-tailed sun skink, is a species of skink. It is found in southern China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Laos, Vietnam, Thailand, Cambodia, and Peninsular Malaysia. Some populations have been found to exhibit paternal care in response to predation by egg-eating snakes. Though some females are documented, to eat their clutch of eggs, when continually threatened by predators especially when threatened by O. formosanus.
Flickr Photo from Taiwan by Liang Ching Hou Flickr Photo from Thailand by Michael Cota Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khao Yai National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nature's Harvest Organic Farm and Leisure Getaway | 🇭🇰 Hong Kong SAR China | |
| 2 | Taichung Aquarium | 🇹🇼 Taiwan | |
| 3 | Ocean Park Hong Kong | 🇨🇳 China |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Longtail Mabuya sighting in Guangzhou on a given day, based on 55 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 8th most-seen of the 28 reptiles we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April–July and October
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Longtail Mabuya in Guangzhou on a given day, against about 10% in August–September and November–March, the lowest months. Those are among Guangzhou's wettest months, with about 200 mm of rain a month against 30 mm in December.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Longtail Mabuya sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
7th of 9
Of the 9 cities where we can rate Longtail Mabuya sightings, Guangzhou ranks 7th at about 10%. The best odds are in Hanoi (Vietnam, about 70%), Tuen Mun (China, about 40%) and Hong Kong (China, about 30%).
Same family: Scincidae
The closest relatives of the Longtail Mabuya that you can see in Guangzhou (family Scincidae, Skinks) are Reeves's Leaf-litter Skink (about 10%) and Indian Forest Skink (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Longtail Mabuya is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Guangzhou (55 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.
