Scincella modesta
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
The modest ground skink (Scincella modesta) is a species of skink found in China. Wikipedia →
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No species of the same family or order lives in Wuhan, so these are its closest relatives here: other reptiles.
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Modest Ground Skink sighting in Wuhan on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March and June–July
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Modest Ground Skink in Wuhan on a given day, against under 5% in February, May and August–December, the lowest months. Those are among Wuhan's wettest months, with about 180 mm of rain a month against 35 mm in December.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Modest Ground Skink sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
3rd of 5
Of the 5 cities where we can rate Modest Ground Skink sightings, Wuhan ranks 3rd at about 20%. The best odds are in Hefei (China, about 40%) and Nanjing (China, about 20%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Modest Ground Skink is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Wuhan (8 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.
