Trachylepis maculilabris
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In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
Trachylepis maculilabris is a species of skink. Commonly referred to as the speckle-lipped skink or speckle-lipped mabuya. It is distributed through much of sub-Saharan Africa. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Odzala-Kokoua National Park | 🇨🇬 Republic of the Congo | |
| 2 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 3 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 4 | Lake Mburo National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bujumbura | 🇧🇮 Burundi | |
| 2 | Yaoundé | 🇨🇲 Cameroon | |
| 3 | Zanzibar City | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 4 | Kigali | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 5 | Dar es-Salaam | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 6 | Kampala | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Speckle-lipped Mabuya sighting in Lake Mburo National Park on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April, June and December
In those months about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Speckle-lipped Mabuya in Lake Mburo National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March and July–November, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Speckle-lipped 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.
4th of 4
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Speckle-lipped Mabuya sightings, Lake Mburo National Park ranks 4th at about 20%. The best odds are in Odzala-Kokoua National Park (Republic of the Congo, about 30%), Murchison Falls National Park (Uganda, about 30%) and Queen Elizabeth National Park (Uganda, about 30%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Speckle-lipped Mabuya is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Lake Mburo National Park (5 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.
