Trachylepis polytropis
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
The tropical mabuya (Trachylepis polytropis) is a species of skink found in Africa. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Odzala-Kokoua National Park | 🇨🇬 Republic of the Congo |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Tropical Mabuya sighting in Odzala-Kokoua National Park on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 7th most-seen of the 8 reptiles we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
August and November–December
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Tropical Mabuya in Odzala-Kokoua National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January–June and September, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Tropical Mabuya sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Odzala-Kokoua National Park, in our data
Odzala-Kokoua National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Tropical Mabuya sightings: about 20% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same genus: Trachylepis
The closest relatives of the Tropical Mabuya that you can see in Odzala-Kokoua National Park (genus Trachylepis, Afro-Malagasy Mabuyas) are Speckle-lipped Mabuya (about 30%) and Makolowodé’s Trachylepis (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Tropical Mabuya is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Odzala-Kokoua 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.
