Eutropis lankae
Silhouette: PhyloPic
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
Eutropis lankae is a species of skink found in Sri Lanka. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wilpattu National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 2 | Sinharaja Forest Reserve | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte] | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Hambegamuwa Sun Skink sighting in Sinharaja Forest Reserve on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 29th most-seen of the 32 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.
June
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Hambegamuwa Sun Skink in Sinharaja Forest Reserve on a given day, against under 5% in January, March, May, July–August and October–November, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Hambegamuwa Sun Skink sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 2
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Hambegamuwa Sun Skink sightings, Sinharaja Forest Reserve ranks 2nd at about 20%. The best odds are in Wilpattu National Park (Sri Lanka, about 30%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Hambegamuwa Sun Skink is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Sinharaja Forest Reserve (7 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.
