Trachylepis maculilabris
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In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%
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 30% of wildlife watchers report a Speckle-lipped Mabuya sighting in Odzala-Kokoua National Park on a given day, based on 13 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 2nd most-seen of the 8 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.
January
In that month about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Speckle-lipped Mabuya in Odzala-Kokoua National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April–May and October–November, the lowest months. That is one of Odzala-Kokoua National Park's driest months, with about 50 mm of rain against 240 mm in October.
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.
Yes
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Speckle-lipped Mabuya sightings, Odzala-Kokoua National Park has the highest daily chance: about 30%. Next come Murchison Falls National Park (Uganda, about 30%) and Queen Elizabeth National Park (Uganda, about 30%).
Same genus: Trachylepis
The closest relatives of the Speckle-lipped Mabuya that you can see in Odzala-Kokoua National Park (genus Trachylepis, Afro-Malagasy Mabuyas) are Makolowodé’s Trachylepis (about 20%) and Tropical Mabuya (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Speckle-lipped Mabuya is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Odzala-Kokoua National Park (13 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.
