Scincella modesta
In 3 days ~80% in a week >90%
The modest ground skink (Scincella modesta) is a species of skink found in China. Wikipedia →
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No species of the same family or order lives in Hefei, so these are its closest relatives here: other reptiles.
Likely
About 40% of wildlife watchers report a Modest Ground Skink sighting in Hefei on a given day, based on 16 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. Over three days the chance rises to about 80%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January and March
In those months about 70% of wildlife watchers report a Modest Ground Skink in Hefei on a given day, against about 10% in May–June, October and December, the lowest months.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Modest Ground Skink sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 5 cities where we can rate Modest Ground Skink sightings, Hefei has the highest daily chance: about 40%. Next come Nanjing (China, about 20%) and Wuhan (China, about 20%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Modest Ground Skink is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Hefei (16 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.
