Lygosoma quadrupes
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In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
The short-limbed supple skink or Linnaeus's writhing skink (Lygosoma quadrupes) is a species of skink which is found widely in southern China, Hong Kong, and Southeast Asia (Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, West Malaysia, Indonesia (Sumatra, Java, Salayar), and the Philippines (Palawan, Calamian Islands)). Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| 1 | Jakarta | 🇮🇩 Indonesia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Linnaeus' Writhing Skink sighting in Jakarta on a given day, based on 11 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 36th most-seen of the 47 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.
February and August
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Linnaeus' Writhing Skink in Jakarta on a given day, against under 5% in January, June and September–October, the lowest months.
Only Jakarta, in our data
Jakarta is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Linnaeus' Writhing Skink sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Scincidae
The closest relatives of the Linnaeus' Writhing Skink that you can see in Jakarta (family Scincidae, Skinks) are Many-lined Sun-skink (about 50%), Bowring’s Supple Skink (about 20%) and Olive Dasia (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Linnaeus' Writhing Skink is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Jakarta (11 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.
