Subdoluseps bowringii
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In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
Subdoluseps bowringii, also known commonly as Bowring's supple skink, Bowring's writhing skink, and the Christmas Island grass-skink, is a species of lizard in the subfamily Lygosominae of the family Scincidae. The species is native to Southeast Asia.
The specific name, bowringii, is in honor of either John Charles Bowring, who was a British amateur naturalist and businessman in Hong Kong, or his father John Bowring, who was a British diplomat and a governor of Hong Kong.
West Malaysia, Pulau Tioman, Johor Pulau Besar, Pulau Sibu; India (Andaman Islands), Philippines (Sulu Archipelago), Indonesia (Borneo, Sumatra ?, Java, Sulawesi), China (Hong Kong ), Singapore, India, Bangladesh, Indochina west to Myanmar (= Burma), Vietnam, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia,
Australia (Cook Islands and Christmas Island). Type locality: Hong Kong. Boulenger GA (1887). Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Vol. III Scincidae (Second ed.). London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). (Lygosoma bowringii, pp. 308–309 + Plate XXIII, figure 3)
Boulenger GA (1887... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kuching | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 2 | Yogyakarta | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 3 | Jakarta | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 4 | Denpasar | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 5 | Ho Chi Minh City | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 6 | Kuala Lumpur | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 7 | Singapore | 🇸🇬 Singapore | |
| 8 | Bangkok | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Bowring’s Supple Skink sighting in Ho Chi Minh City on a given day, based on 10 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 14th most-seen of the 19 reptiles we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Bowring’s Supple Skink in Ho Chi Minh City on a given day, against under 5% in April–June and August–September, the lowest months. That is one of Ho Chi Minh City's driest months, with about 15 mm of rain against 220 mm in October.
Between 5 and 8 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Bowring’s Supple Skink sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
5th of 8
Of the 8 cities where we can rate Bowring’s Supple Skink sightings, Ho Chi Minh City ranks 5th at about 10%. The best odds are in Kuching (Malaysia, about 20%), Yogyakarta (Indonesia, about 20%) and Jakarta (Indonesia, about 20%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Bowring’s Supple Skink is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Ho Chi Minh City (10 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.
