Trachylepis varia
Silhouette: David Orr · PhyloPic
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
The eastern variable skink (Trachylepis varia) is a species of skink found in East Africa. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | uMkhuze Game Reserve | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Gorongosa National Park | 🇲🇿 Mozambique | |
| 3 | Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 4 | Addo Elephant National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 5 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pretoria | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Johannesburg | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Durban | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Variable Skink sighting in Johannesburg on a given day, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 9th most-seen of the 15 reptiles we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Variable Skink in Johannesburg on a given day, against under 5% in March–April, June and October–November, the lowest months. That is one of Johannesburg's wettest months, with about 80 mm of rain against almost none in July.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Variable Skink sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 3
Of the 3 cities where we can rate Variable Skink sightings, Johannesburg ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Pretoria (South Africa, about 20%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Variable Skink is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Johannesburg (9 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.
