Trachylepis sulcata
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In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
The western rock skink (Trachylepis sulcata) is a species of skink found in Namibia,Nigeria, South Africa, West Africa and Angola. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Namib-Naukluft National Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia |
More parks will be added in future updates.
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Western Rock Skink sighting in Namib-Naukluft National Park on a given day, based on 10 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 29th most-seen of the 39 reptiles we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March, June and October
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Western Rock Skink in Namib-Naukluft National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January–February, May, July and September, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Western Rock 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.
Only Namib-Naukluft National Park, in our data
Namib-Naukluft National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Western Rock Skink sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same genus: Trachylepis
The closest relatives of the Western Rock Skink that you can see in Namib-Naukluft National Park (genus Trachylepis, Afro-Malagasy Mabuyas) are Kalahari Tree Skink (about 30%), Variegated Skink (about 20%) and Western three-striped skink (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Western Rock Skink is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Namib-Naukluft National Park (10 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.
