Scincella formosensis
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Scincella formosensis, also known as Van Denburgh's ground skink, is a species of skink endemic to Taiwan. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| 1 | Taipei | 🇹🇼 Taiwan |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Van Denburgh's Ground Skink sighting in Taipei on a given day, based on 17 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 27th most-seen of the 35 reptiles we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January–March, August and October–November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Van Denburgh's Ground Skink in Taipei on a given day, against under 5% in April–July, September and December, the lowest months.
Only Taipei, in our data
Taipei is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Van Denburgh's Ground Skink sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Scincidae
The closest relatives of the Van Denburgh's Ground Skink that you can see in Taipei (family Scincidae, Skinks) are Indian Forest Skink (about 20%), Five-striped Blue-tailed Skink (about 10%) and Chinese Skink (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Van Denburgh's Ground Skink is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Taipei (17 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.
