Eutropis multifasciata
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In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Eutropis multifasciata, commonly known as the East Indian brown mabuya, many-lined sun skink, many-striped skink, common sun skink or (ambiguously) as golden skink, is a species of skink that inhabits an extensive range from India and southern China to southern Indonesia.
See Snake scales for terminology. Eutropis multifasciata is a species of skink that often shows prominent coloured dorsal bands. They have a number of other distinctive features that allows this species to be distinguished from other species, particularly in the detail of the arrangement of their scales. Their snout is moderate to obtuse, and their lower eyelid is scaly. The nostril is positioned behind the vertical line of the suture between the rostral and first labial scale, and it has a postnasal scale. The anterior loreal scale is no deeper than the second, and is in contact with the first labial scale. The supranasal scales are largely in contact behind the rostral. The frontonasal scale is broader than it is long, and the prefrontal scales consistently form a median suture. The frontal scale is as long as or shorter than the frontoparietals and interparietal together, and makes contact with... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cat Tien National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 2 | Bali Barat National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 3 | Kerinci Seblat National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 4 | Khao Luang National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 5 | Khao Sok National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 6 | Taman Negara National Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 7 | Gunung Leuser National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 8 | Bako National Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 9 | Khao Yai National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 10 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 11 | Doi Inthanon National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 12 | Sepilok | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yogyakarta | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 2 | Cần Thơ | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 3 | Makassar | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 4 | Tasikmalaya | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 5 | Ho Chi Minh City | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 6 | Jakarta | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 7 | Phnom Penh | 🇰🇭 Cambodia | |
| 8 | Kaohsiung | 🇹🇼 Taiwan | |
| 9 | Malang | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 10 | Surakarta | 🇮🇩 Indonesia |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ménagerie du Jardin des Plantes | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 2 | Entopia | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 3 | Park Edukacyjny Zoo-Egzotyczne Kaszuby | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 4 | Tropicarium Park | 🇮🇹 Italy |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Many-lined Sun-skink sighting in Sepilok on a given day, based on 10 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 22nd most-seen of the 34 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.
July–August and October
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Many-lined Sun-skink in Sepilok on a given day, against under 5% in June and November–March, the lowest months.
Between 6 and 9 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Many-lined Sun-skink sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
12th of 12
Of the 12 parks where we can rate Many-lined Sun-skink sightings, Sepilok ranks 12th at about 10%. The best odds are in Cat Tien National Park (Vietnam, about 40%), Bali Barat National Park (Indonesia, about 40%) and Kerinci Seblat National Park (Indonesia, about 40%). All parks ranked.
Same genus: Eutropis
The closest relatives of the Many-lined Sun-skink that you can see in Sepilok (genus Eutropis, Asian Mabuyas) are Rough Mabuya (about 40%) and Lewis's mabuya (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Many-lined Sun-skink is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Sepilok (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.
