Many-lined Sun-skink

Many-lined Sun-skink

Eutropis multifasciata

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Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
at Tainan

In 3 days ~60% in a week ~80%

31 Verified sightings at Tainan
361 In all 12 parks From 2019 to 2026
September Best month
🌅 Crepuscular When it's spotted

About the Many-lined Sun-skink

Eutropis multifasciata, commonly known as the East Indian brown mabuya, many-lined sun skink, many-striped skink, common sun skink or (ambiguously) as golden skink, is a species of skink that inhabits an extensive range from India and southern China to southern Indonesia.

See Snake scales for terminology. Eutropis multifasciata is a species of skink that often shows prominent coloured dorsal bands. They have a number of other distinctive features that allows this species to be distinguished from other species, particularly in the detail of the arrangement of their scales. Their snout is moderate to obtuse, and their lower eyelid is scaly. The nostril is positioned behind the vertical line of the suture between the rostral and first labial scale, and it has a postnasal scale. The anterior loreal scale is no deeper than the second, and is in contact with the first labial scale. The supranasal scales are largely in contact behind the rostral. The frontonasal scale is broader than it is long, and the prefrontal scales consistently form a median suture. The frontal scale is as long as or shorter than the frontoparietals and interparietal together, and makes contact with... Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Cat Tien National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
~40%
2 Bali Barat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~40%
3 Kerinci Seblat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~40%
4 Khao Luang National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
~40%
5 Khao Sok National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
~40%
6 Taman Negara National Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~40%
7 Gunung Leuser National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~40%
8 Bako National Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~40%
9 Khao Yai National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
~30%
10 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
~20%
11 Doi Inthanon National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
~20%
12 Sepilok 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~10%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Yogyakarta 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~60%
2 Cần Thơ 🇻🇳 Vietnam
~60%
3 Makassar 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~60%
4 Tasikmalaya 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~50%
5 Ho Chi Minh City 🇻🇳 Vietnam
~50%
6 Jakarta 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~50%
7 Phnom Penh 🇰🇭 Cambodia
~50%
8 Kaohsiung 🇹🇼 Taiwan
~40%
9 Malang 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~40%
10 Surakarta 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~40%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

# Zoo / Centre Country
1 Ménagerie du Jardin des Plantes 🇫🇷 France In captivity
2 Entopia 🇲🇾 Malaysia In captivity
3 Park Edukacyjny Zoo-Egzotyczne Kaszuby 🇵🇱 Poland In captivity
4 Tropicarium Park 🇮🇹 Italy In captivity

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Many-lined Sun-skink in Tainan?

Possible

About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Many-lined Sun-skink sighting in Tainan on a given day, based on 31 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 5th most-seen of the 11 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.

When is the best time to see a Many-lined Sun-skink in Tainan?

February, August–September and December

In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Many-lined Sun-skink in Tainan on a given day, against under 5% in March, the lowest month.

What time of day is best to see a Many-lined Sun-skink?

Between 6 and 9 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Many-lined Sun-skink sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is most active around dawn and dusk.

Is Tainan the best place to see a Many-lined Sun-skink?

19th of 22

Of the 22 cities where we can rate Many-lined Sun-skink sightings, Tainan ranks 19th at about 20%. The best odds are in Yogyakarta (Indonesia, about 60%), Cần Thơ (Vietnam, about 60%) and Makassar (Indonesia, about 60%).

Where does the Many-lined Sun-skink sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Many-lined Sun-skink is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Tainan (31 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.

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