Eutropis longicaudata
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In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%
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 |
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Longtail Mabuya sighting in Hong Kong on a given day, based on 285 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 4th most-seen of the 43 reptiles we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 60%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March–July and September–October
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Longtail Mabuya in Hong Kong on a given day, against about 10% in December and January, the lowest months.
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.
3rd of 9
Of the 9 cities where we can rate Longtail Mabuya sightings, Hong Kong ranks 3rd at about 30%. The best odds are in Hanoi (Vietnam, about 70%) and Tuen Mun (China, about 40%).
Same family: Scincidae
The closest relatives of the Longtail Mabuya that you can see in Hong Kong (family Scincidae, Skinks) are Four-striped Skink (about 10%), Reeves's Leaf-litter Skink (about 10%) and Modest Ground 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 Hong Kong (285 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.
