Trachylepis occidentalis
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In 3 days ~40% in a week ~60%
The western three-striped skink (Trachylepis occidentalis) is a species of skink found in Namibia, South Africa, Botswana, and Angola. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Namib-Naukluft National Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 2 | Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Western three-striped skink sighting in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park on a given day, based on 12 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 9th most-seen of the 14 reptiles we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
December
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Western three-striped skink in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park on a given day, against under 5% in June to October, the lowest months. That is one of Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park's wettest months, with about 25 mm of rain against almost none in July.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Western three-striped 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.
2nd of 2
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Western three-striped skink sightings, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Namib-Naukluft National Park (Namibia, about 20%).
Same genus: Trachylepis
The closest relatives of the Western three-striped skink that you can see in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park (genus Trachylepis, Afro-Malagasy Mabuyas) are Karasburg Tree Skink (about 50%) and Kalahari Tree Skink (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Western three-striped skink is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park (12 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.
