Chalcides chalcides
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
The Italian three-toed skink or the cylindrical skink (Chalcides chalcides) is a species of lizard found from Italy (including Sicily, Sardinia and Elba), to northern Algeria, Libya, Morocco and Tunisia. It is common in some locations and is usually found in sunny areas with dense vegetation (usually grass up to 40 cm or 16 in of height) but can also be found in arid areas. They reach about 48 cm (19 in) in length, out of which the tail constitutes more than half. Its body is long and snake-like, coloured usually between brown and olive and may have dark stripes on the back. Each of the highly reduced legs has three fingers. These skinks are active during daytime and prey mainly on insects. Females of the species give birth to live young. The population of this skink is slowly declining, but it has some tolerance to habitat modification.
This skink superficially looks like a snake except for the possession of tiny limbs with three-toed feet, the middle toe of the hind foot being longer than the other two, a fact that differentiates it from the Western three-toed skink (Chalcides striatus). It has a small head and thick neck and grows to a length of about 48 cm (19... Wikipedia →
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| 1 | Rome | 🇮🇹 Italy |
No species of the same family or order lives in Rome, so these are its closest relatives here: other reptiles.
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Italian Three-toed Skink sighting in Rome on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 8th most-seen of the 10 reptiles we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April and May
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report an Italian Three-toed Skink in Rome on a given day, against under 5% in June to March, the lowest months.
Only Rome, in our data
Rome is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Italian Three-toed Skink sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Italian Three-toed Skink is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Rome (5 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.
