Plestiodon quadrilineatus
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Plestiodon quadrilineatus, the Hong Kong skink or four-striped skink, is a species of lizard which is found in China, Thailand, Cambodia, and Vietnam. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cuc Phuong National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam |
More parks will be added in future updates.
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Four-striped Skink sighting in Tuen Mun on a given day, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 11th most-seen of the 21 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 and August
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Four-striped Skink in Tuen Mun on a given day, against under 5% in March, May, October and December–January, the lowest months. Those are among Tuen Mun's wettest months, with about 220 mm of rain a month against 20 mm in December.
Between 6 and 9 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Four-striped Skink sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
Among the best
Of the 2 cities where we can rate Four-striped Skink sightings, Tuen Mun ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Hong Kong (China, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Four-striped Skink is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Tuen Mun (9 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.
