Panaspis maculicollis
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Panaspis maculicollis, also known as the speckle-lipped snake-eyed skink or spotted-neck snake-eyed skink, is a species of lidless skink in the family Scincidae. The species is found in southern Africa. Panaspis maculicollis is found in northern South Africa, southern Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe, northern Botswana, northeastern Namibia (Caprivi Strip), and southern Angola.
Panaspis maculicollis is a small skink measuring on average 33 mm (1.3 in) in snout–vent length. Panaspis maculicollis is a terrestrial skink that inhabits open or rocky savanna. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Spotted-neck Snake-eyed Skink sighting in Kruger National Park on a given day, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 51st most-seen of the 62 reptiles we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
December and January
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Spotted-neck Snake-eyed Skink in Kruger National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February to November, the lowest months. Those are among Kruger National Park's wettest months, with about 95 mm of rain a month against almost none in August.
Between 3 and 6 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Spotted-neck Snake-eyed Skink sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Kruger National Park, in our data
Kruger National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Spotted-neck Snake-eyed Skink sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Scincidae
The closest relatives of the Spotted-neck Snake-eyed Skink that you can see in Kruger National Park (family Scincidae, Skinks) are Rainbow Skink (about 40%), African Striped Skink (about 30%) and Damara Skink (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Spotted-neck Snake-eyed Skink is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Kruger National Park (9 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.
