Trachylepis affinis
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In 3 days ~60% in a week ~80%
Trachylepis affinis, the Senegal mabuya, is a species of skink found in Africa. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Taï National Park | 🇨🇮 Ivory Coast |
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abidjan | 🇨🇮 Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 2 | Lagos | 🇳🇬 Nigeria | |
| 3 | Serrekunda | 🇬🇲 Gambia |
No species of the same family or order lives in Lagos, so these are its closest relatives here: other reptiles.
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Senegal Mabuya sighting in Lagos on a given day, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 6th most-seen of the 8 reptiles we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 60%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
November
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Senegal Mabuya in Lagos on a given day, against under 5% in January–April, August and October, the lowest months. That is one of Lagos's driest months, with about 70 mm of rain against 250 mm in September.
Between 1 and 4 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Senegal 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.
2nd of 3
Of the 3 cities where we can rate Senegal Mabuya sightings, Lagos ranks 2nd at about 20%. The best odds are in Abidjan (Côte d'Ivoire, about 40%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Senegal Mabuya is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Lagos (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.
