Riopa albopunctata
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In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
The white-spotted supple skink (Riopa albopunctata) is a species of diurnal, terrestrial, insectivorous skink found in parts of tropical Asia. This species was first described by John Edward Gray based on type specimen collected by T. C. Jerdon from Madras, in the Coromandel Coast of South India.
The white-spotted supple skink is a small lizard found in South Asia, especially in countries like India, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Sri Lanka. Appearance This skink has a long, slender body with small and weak legs. Its head is short and rounded. The area between its nose and front legs is about 2 to 2.5 times longer than the area between its front and back legs.
Its lower eyelids are covered with scales, unlike some lizards that have clear lower eyelids. The scales on its head have special names and shapes, used by scientists to identify the species. It has: A short snout. Four supraoculars (scales above the eyes).
Seven or eight supraciliaries (scales above the eyelid), with the first and last being the largest. A small ear opening that is oval-shaped, with tiny lobes in front. There are 26 or 28 smooth scales around the middle of the body, and the preanal scales (near the... Wikipedia →
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No species of the same family or order lives in Kolkata, so these are its closest relatives here: other reptiles.
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a White-spotted Supple Skink sighting in Kolkata on a given day, based on 11 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 8th most-seen of the 14 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.
April, July and September–October
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a White-spotted Supple Skink in Kolkata on a given day, against under 5% in August and November–January, the lowest months. Those are among Kolkata's wettest months, with about 200 mm of rain a month against 10 mm in December.
Between 1 and 4 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most White-spotted 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.
3rd of 3
Of the 3 cities where we can rate White-spotted Supple Skink sightings, Kolkata ranks 3rd at about 10%. The best odds are in Lucknow (India, about 30%) and Guwahati (India, about 30%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the White-spotted Supple Skink is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Kolkata (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.
