Trachylepis laevigata
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
The variable skink or striped-neck variable skink (Trachylepis laevigata) is a species of skink found in South Africa. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| 1 | Pretoria | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Smooth Variable Skink sighting in Pretoria on a given day, based on 26 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 8th most-seen of the 20 reptiles we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Smooth Variable Skink in Pretoria on a given day, against under 5% in January, June and November, the lowest months. That is one of Pretoria's driest months, with about 15 mm of rain against 130 mm in December.
Only Pretoria, in our data
Pretoria is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Smooth Variable Skink sightings: about 20% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same genus: Trachylepis
The closest relatives of the Smooth Variable Skink that you can see in Pretoria (genus Trachylepis, Afro-Malagasy Mabuyas) are Montane Speckled Skink (about 40%) and Variable Skink (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Smooth Variable Skink is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Pretoria (26 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.
