Heremites vittatus
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
The bridled mabuya or bridled skink (Heremites vittatus) is a species of skink found in North Africa and Middle East. They grow up to 22 cm. The binomial name of this species has seen multiple revisions in the early 2000s. The current binomial name is Heremites vittatus. Previously it was known as Mabuya vittata and for short period as Eutropis vittata and Trachylepis vittata. The reason for those changes is an attempt to divide the vast genus Mabuya in a few smaller genera.
The bridled mabuya lives in open sandy or stony soil with little grass or bushy vegetation. They are usually found near water; in Egypt in the Wetlands and near oases in Tunisia. It can grow up to 22 centimeters long and has a smooth, shiny, body with overlapping scales. Their heads are cone shaped and they have elongated bodies and a tapering tail that is easily broken but can be regenerated.
The bridled mabuya feeds primarily on insects and other arthropods. The Reptile Database ZipcodeZoo Freebase Skinks Wikipedia →
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| 1 | Tel Aviv | 🇮🇱 Israel |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Bridled Skink sighting in Tel Aviv on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 13th most-seen of the 14 reptiles we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Bridled Skink in Tel Aviv on a given day, against under 5% in May–June, September–October and December–March, the lowest months. That is one of Tel Aviv's driest months, with almost no rain against 90 mm in January.
Only Tel Aviv, in our data
Tel Aviv is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Bridled 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 Bridled Skink is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Tel Aviv (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.
