Sphenomorphus melanopogon
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In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%
Sphenomorphus melanopogon is a species of skink found in Indonesia. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Komodo National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Lesser Sunda Dark-throated Skink sighting in Komodo National Park on a given day, based on 11 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 13th most-seen of the 19 reptiles we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 60%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
December
In that month about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Lesser Sunda Dark-throated Skink in Komodo National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January–February, April and June–September, the lowest months. That is one of Komodo National Park's wettest months, with about 190 mm of rain against 10 mm in August.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Lesser Sunda Dark-throated 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 Komodo National Park, in our data
Komodo National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Lesser Sunda Dark-throated Skink sightings: about 30% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Lesser Sunda Dark-throated Skink is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Komodo National Park (11 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.
