Trachylepis striata
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In 3 days ~90% in a week >90%
The African striped skink (Trachylepis striata), commonly called the striped skink, is a species of lizard in the skink family (Scincidae). The species is widespread in East Africa and Southern Africa. It is not a close relation to the Australian striped skink, Ctenotus taeniolatus.
Both sexes grow to a total length (including tail) of 25 cm (9.8 in). Their tails are often missing due to predators. Striped Skink, Destination Kruger Park Media related to Trachylepis striata at Wikimedia Commons Boulenger GA (1887). Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Second Edition. Volume III.... Scincidæ... London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xii + 575 pp. + Plates I-XL. (Mabuia striata, pp. 204–205; Mabuia wahlbergii, pp. 205–206).
Branch, Bill (2004). Field Guide to Snakes and other Reptiles of Southern... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | uMkhuze Game Reserve | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Arusha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 3 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 4 | Gonarezhou National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 5 | Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 6 | Lake Nakuru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 7 | Liwonde National Park | 🇲🇼 Malawi | |
| 8 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 9 | Gorongosa National Park | 🇲🇿 Mozambique | |
| 10 | Nairobi National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 11 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 12 | Amboseli National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 13 | Tarangire National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 14 | Masai Mara National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 15 | Lake Mburo National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 16 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 17 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maputo | 🇲🇿 Mozambique | |
| 2 | Lilongwe | 🇲🇼 Malawi | |
| 3 | Addis Ababa | 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | |
| 4 | Kigali | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 5 | Nairobi | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 6 | Dar es-Salaam | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 7 | Durban | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
No species of the same family or order lives in Lilongwe, so these are its closest relatives here: other reptiles.
Likely
About 50% of wildlife watchers report an African Striped Skink sighting in Lilongwe on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. Over three days the chance rises to about 90%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
September
In that month about 70% of wildlife watchers report an African Striped Skink in Lilongwe on a given day, against about 10% in January, the lowest month. That is one of Lilongwe's driest months, with almost no rain against 310 mm in January. May and June have too few records to rate.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most African Striped Skink sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 7
Of the 7 cities where we can rate African Striped Skink sightings, Lilongwe ranks 2nd at about 50%. The best odds are in Maputo (Mozambique, about 60%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the African Striped Skink is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Lilongwe (6 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.
