Plestiodon finitimus
Silhouette: David Orr · PhyloPic
In 3 days ~70% in a week ~90%
Plestiodon finitimus, the Far Eastern skink, is a species of lizard which is endemic to Japan and Russia. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nikko National Park | 🇯🇵 Japan |
More parks will be added in future updates.
No species of the same family or order lives in Tokyo, so these are its closest relatives here: other reptiles.
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Japanese five-lined skink sighting in Tokyo on a given day, based on 1,130 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 2nd most-seen of the 15 reptiles we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 70%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
August
In that month about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Japanese five-lined skink in Tokyo on a given day, against under 5% in November to February, the lowest months.
Between 3 and 6 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Japanese five-lined skink sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.
2nd of 2
Of the 2 cities where we can rate Japanese five-lined skink sightings, Tokyo ranks 2nd at about 30%. The best odds are in Nagoya (Japan, about 50%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Japanese five-lined skink is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Tokyo (1,130 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.
