Trachylepis gravenhorstii
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In 3 days ~90% in a week >90%
Trachylepis gravenhorstii, also known commonly as Gravenhorst's mabuya, is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Madagascar. The specific name, gravenhorstii, is in honor of German zoologist Johann Ludwig Christian Gravenhorst.
The preferred natural habitats of T. gravenhorstii are rocky areas, grassland, shrubland, and forest, but is also found in coffee plantations and ylang-ylang plantations. T gravenhorstii may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 7 cm (2.8 in), and a total length (including tail) of 18 cm (7.1 in).
T. gravenhorstii is oviparous. Duméril AMC, Bibron G (1839). Erpétologie générale ou Histoire naturelle complète des Reptiles. Tome cinquième [Volume 5]. Paris: Roret. viii + 854 pp. (Euprepes gravenhorstii, new species, p. 686). (in French).
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ranomafana National Park | 🇲🇬 Madagascar | |
| 2 | Mantadia National Park | 🇲🇬 Madagascar |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Antananarivo | 🇲🇬 Madagascar |
No species of the same family or order lives in Ranomafana National Park, so these are its closest relatives here: other reptiles.
Likely
About 50% of wildlife watchers report a Gravenhorst's Mabuya sighting in Ranomafana National Park on a given day, based on 42 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 11th most-seen of the 29 reptiles we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 90%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February, May and December
In those months about 70% of wildlife watchers report a Gravenhorst's Mabuya in Ranomafana National Park on a given day, against under 5% in June and September, the lowest months.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Gravenhorst's Mabuya sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Gravenhorst's Mabuya sightings, Ranomafana National Park has the highest daily chance: about 50%. Next come Mantadia National Park (Madagascar, about 30%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Gravenhorst's Mabuya is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Ranomafana National Park (42 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.
