Trachylepis varia
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In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
The eastern variable skink (Trachylepis varia) is a species of skink found in East Africa. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | uMkhuze Game Reserve | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Gorongosa National Park | 🇲🇿 Mozambique | |
| 3 | Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 4 | Addo Elephant National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 5 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pretoria | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Johannesburg | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Durban | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Variable Skink sighting in Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 16th most-seen of the 16 reptiles we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Variable Skink in Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park on a given day, against under 5% in March and May–December, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Variable Skink sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
3rd of 5
Of the 5 parks where we can rate Variable Skink sightings, Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park ranks 3rd at about 10%. The best odds are in uMkhuze Game Reserve (South Africa, about 20%) and Gorongosa National Park (Mozambique, about 20%).
Same genus: Trachylepis
The closest relatives of the Variable Skink that you can see in Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park (genus Trachylepis, Afro-Malagasy Mabuyas) are African Striped Skink (about 30%) and Rainbow Skink (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Variable Skink is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park (6 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.
