Lewis's mabuya

Lewis's mabuya

Eutropis lewisi

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Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
at Sepilok

In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%

14 Verified sightings at Sepilok From 2019 to 2026
14 In 1 park
March Best month
☀️🌙 Day & Night When it's spotted

About the Lewis's mabuya

Lewis's mabuya (Eutropis lewisi) is a species of skink found in Indonesia. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Sepilok 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~20%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Lewis's mabuya in Sepilok?

Possible

About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Lewis's mabuya sighting in Sepilok on a given day, based on 14 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 16th most-seen of the 34 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.

When is the best time to see a Lewis's mabuya in Sepilok?

March and April

In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Lewis's mabuya in Sepilok on a given day, against under 5% in May, September and November–February, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Lewis's mabuya?

Between 9 am and noon

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Lewis's mabuya sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.

Where else can you see a Lewis's mabuya?

Only Sepilok, in our data

Sepilok is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Lewis's mabuya sightings: about 20% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Which relatives of the Lewis's mabuya live in Sepilok?

Same genus: Eutropis

The closest relatives of the Lewis's mabuya that you can see in Sepilok (genus Eutropis, Asian Mabuyas) are Rough Mabuya (about 40%) and Many-lined Sun-skink (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Lewis's mabuya sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Lewis's mabuya is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Sepilok (14 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.

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