Tropidophorus berdmorei
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In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
Tropidophorus berdmorei, commonly known as Berdmore's water skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Asia. T. berdmorei is found in China, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam. The specific name, berdmorei, is in honor of British naturalist Captain Thomas Matthew Berdmore (1811–1859), who collected the holotype.
The preferred natural habitat of T. berdmorei is rocky streams in forest, at altitudes of 170–1,000 m (560–3,280 ft). T. berdmorei preys upon worms, insects, and small crustaceans. T. berdmorei is viviparous, meaning they give live birth.
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Doi Inthanon National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
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With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Berdmore’s Water Skink sighting in Doi Inthanon National Park on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 15th most-seen of the 30 reptiles we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July to September
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Berdmore’s Water Skink in Doi Inthanon National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January–April and June, the lowest months. Those are among Doi Inthanon National Park's wettest months, with about 330 mm of rain a month against 20 mm in February.
Between 2 and 5 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Berdmore’s Water Skink sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.
Only Doi Inthanon National Park, in our data
Doi Inthanon National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Berdmore’s Water Skink sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Scincidae
The closest relatives of the Berdmore’s Water Skink that you can see in Doi Inthanon National Park (family Scincidae, Skinks) are Spotted Forest Skink (about 20%), Indian Forest Skink (about 20%) and Many-lined Sun-skink (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Berdmore’s Water Skink is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Doi Inthanon National Park (8 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), 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.
