Trachylepis binotata
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In 3 days ~70% in a week ~90%
Trachylepis binotata, the Ovambo tree skink or Bocage's mabuya, is a species of skink from Namibia and Angola. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Etosha National Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Bocage's Mabuya sighting in Etosha National Park on a given day, based on 60 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 4th most-seen of the 22 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.
December
In that month about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Bocage's Mabuya in Etosha National Park on a given day, against under 5% in June, the lowest month. That is one of Etosha National Park's wettest months, with about 50 mm of rain against almost none in June.
Between 2 and 5 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Bocage's Mabuya sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Etosha National Park, in our data
Etosha National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Bocage's Mabuya sightings: about 30% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same genus: Trachylepis
The closest relatives of the Bocage's Mabuya that you can see in Etosha National Park (genus Trachylepis, Afro-Malagasy Mabuyas) are Kalahari Tree Skink (about 40%) and Wahlberg’s Striped Skink (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Bocage's Mabuya is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Etosha National Park (60 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.
