Trachylepis (Afro-Malagasy Mabuyas)

Genus

Afro-Malagasy Mabuyas

Trachylepis

25 species in our catalog · found in 47 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassSquamata
FamilyScincidae (Skinks)
GenusTrachylepis (Afro-Malagasy Mabuyas)

Species in this group

Kalahari Tree Skink

Trachylepis spilogaster

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

African Striped Skink

Trachylepis striata

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Wahlberg’s Striped Skink

Trachylepis wahlbergii

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Rainbow Skink

Trachylepis margaritifera

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

African Five-lined Skink

Trachylepis quinquetaeniata

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Karasburg Tree Skink

Trachylepis sparsa

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Elegant Mabuya

Trachylepis elegans

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Gravenhorst's Mabuya

Trachylepis gravenhorstii

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Montane Speckled Skink

Trachylepis punctatissima

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Senegal Mabuya

Trachylepis affinis

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Cape Skink

Trachylepis capensis

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Bocage's Mabuya

Trachylepis binotata

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Red-sided Skink

Trachylepis homalocephala

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Speckle-lipped Mabuya

Trachylepis maculilabris

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Eastern Sand Skink

Trachylepis depressa

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Variable Skink

Trachylepis varia

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Makolowodé’s Trachylepis

Trachylepis makolowodei

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Variegated Skink

Trachylepis variegata

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Tropical Mabuya

Trachylepis polytropis

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Western three-striped skink

Trachylepis occidentalis

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Sharp-lipped Mabuya

Trachylepis acutilabris

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Hoesch's Mabuya

Trachylepis hoeschi

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Sudan Mabuya

Trachylepis brevicollis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Western Rock Skink

Trachylepis sulcata

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Damara Skink

Trachylepis damarana

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~30%

Jan

~30%

Feb

~30%

Mar

~30%

Apr

~30%

May

~20%

Jun

~30%

Jul

~30%

Aug

~30%

Sep

~30%

Oct

~30%

Nov

~30%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Afro-Malagasy Mabuyas

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Shaded: the known ranges of its 44 species, darker where more of them overlap (GARD, Roll et al. 2017 & Caetano et al. 2022). Our parks Our cities In captivity: 6 zoos & centres

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Waterberg Plateau Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	2 of 25	~80%
	Kalahari Tree Skink			~60%
	Wahlberg’s Striped Skink			~50%
2	uMkhuze Game Reserve	🇿🇦 South Africa	3 of 25	~80%
	African Striped Skink			~60%
	Rainbow Skink			~30%
	Variable Skink			~20%
3	Namib-Naukluft National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	7 of 25	~70%
	Kalahari Tree Skink			~30%
	Variegated Skink			~20%
	Western three-striped skink			~20%
	Sharp-lipped Mabuya			~20%
	Hoesch's Mabuya			~10%
	Western Rock Skink			~10%
	Wahlberg’s Striped Skink			~10%
4	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	4 of 25	~70%
	Rainbow Skink			~40%
	African Striped Skink			~30%
	Damara Skink			~10%
	Variable Skink			~10%
5	Gonarezhou National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	2 of 25	~70%
	Rainbow Skink			~50%
	African Striped Skink			~30%
6	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	3 of 25	~70%
	Kalahari Tree Skink			~40%
	Bocage's Mabuya			~30%
	Wahlberg’s Striped Skink			~20%
7	Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	3 of 25	~60%
	Karasburg Tree Skink			~50%
	Western three-striped skink			~10%
	Kalahari Tree Skink			~10%
8	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	2 of 25	~60%
	Wahlberg’s Striped Skink			~40%
	Rainbow Skink			~30%
9	West Coast National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	3 of 25	~60%
	Cape Skink			~30%
	Variegated Skink			~20%
	Red-sided Skink			~20%
10	Odzala-Kokoua National Park	🇨🇬 Republic of the Congo	3 of 25	~50%
	Speckle-lipped Mabuya			~30%
	Makolowodé’s Trachylepis			~20%
	Tropical Mabuya			~20%
11	De Hoop Nature Reserve	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 25	~50%
	Cape Skink			~30%
	Red-sided Skink			~30%
12	Awash National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	1 of 25	~50%
	African Five-lined Skink			~50%
13	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 25	~50%
	African Five-lined Skink			~50%
14	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	1 of 25	~50%
	Wahlberg’s Striped Skink			~50%
15	Ankarafantsika National Park	🇲🇬 Madagascar	1 of 25	~50%
	Elegant Mabuya			~50%
16	Ranomafana National Park	🇲🇬 Madagascar	1 of 25	~50%
	Gravenhorst's Mabuya			~50%
17	Golden Gate Highlands National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 25	~50%
	Montane Speckled Skink			~50%
18	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	3 of 25	~50%
	African Striped Skink			~30%
	Rainbow Skink			~20%
	Variable Skink			~10%
19	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1 of 25	~50%
	African Five-lined Skink			~50%
20	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 25	~50%
	Eastern Sand Skink			~30%
	African Striped Skink			~30%
21	Arusha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 25	~40%
	African Striped Skink			~40%
22	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	2 of 25	~40%
	African Striped Skink			~30%
	Variable Skink			~20%
23	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	1 of 25	~40%
	Wahlberg’s Striped Skink			~40%
24	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	1 of 25	~40%
	Wahlberg’s Striped Skink			~40%
25	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	1 of 25	~40%
	Wahlberg’s Striped Skink			~40%
26	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	2 of 25	~40%
	Speckle-lipped Mabuya			~30%
	African Five-lined Skink			~20%
27	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1 of 25	~40%
	Wahlberg’s Striped Skink			~40%
28	Lake Mburo National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	2 of 25	~40%
	African Striped Skink			~20%
	Speckle-lipped Mabuya			~20%
29	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 25	~40%
	Rainbow Skink			~40%
30	Taï National Park	🇨🇮 Ivory Coast	1 of 25	~40%
	Senegal Mabuya			~40%
31	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 25	~30%
	Cape Skink			~30%
	Red-sided Skink			~10%
32	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2 of 25	~30%
	African Striped Skink			~30%
	Sudan Mabuya			~10%
33	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	1 of 25	~30%
	Wahlberg’s Striped Skink			~30%
34	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 25	~30%
	Rainbow Skink			~30%
35	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 25	~30%
	African Striped Skink			~30%
36	Liwonde National Park	🇲🇼 Malawi	1 of 25	~30%
	African Striped Skink			~30%
37	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 25	~30%
	Red-sided Skink			~20%
	Cape Skink			~10%
38	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1 of 25	~30%
	African Striped Skink			~30%
39	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1 of 25	~30%
	Speckle-lipped Mabuya			~30%
40	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 25	~30%
	African Striped Skink			~30%
41	Mantadia National Park	🇲🇬 Madagascar	1 of 25	~30%
	Gravenhorst's Mabuya			~30%
42	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 25	~30%
	African Striped Skink			~30%
43	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 25	~30%
	Montane Speckled Skink			~30%
44	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	3 of 25	~20%
	Variable Skink			~10%
	Cape Skink			~10%
	Variegated Skink			~10%
45	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 25	~20%
	African Striped Skink			~20%
46	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 25	~20%
	African Striped Skink			~20%
47	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 25	~10%
	African Striped Skink			~10%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Kigali	🇷🇼 Rwanda	2 of 25	~60%
	African Striped Skink			~40%
	Speckle-lipped Mabuya			~30%
2	Maputo	🇲🇿 Mozambique	1 of 25	~60%
	African Striped Skink			~60%
3	Bujumbura	🇧🇮 Burundi	1 of 25	~60%
	Speckle-lipped Mabuya			~60%
4	Lusaka	🇿🇲 Zambia	1 of 25	~60%
	Wahlberg’s Striped Skink			~60%
5	Yaoundé	🇨🇲 Cameroon	1 of 25	~60%
	Speckle-lipped Mabuya			~60%
6	Luxor	🇪🇬 Egypt	1 of 25	~60%
	African Five-lined Skink			~60%
7	Pretoria	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 25	~50%
	Montane Speckled Skink			~40%
	Variable Skink			~20%
8	Dar es-Salaam	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2 of 25	~50%
	African Striped Skink			~30%
	Speckle-lipped Mabuya			~20%
9	Johannesburg	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 25	~50%
	Montane Speckled Skink			~40%
	Variable Skink			~10%
10	Lilongwe	🇲🇼 Malawi	1 of 25	~50%
	African Striped Skink			~50%
11	Addis Ababa	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	1 of 25	~50%
	African Striped Skink			~50%
12	Zanzibar City	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 25	~40%
	Speckle-lipped Mabuya			~40%
13	Durban	🇿🇦 South Africa	3 of 25	~40%
	African Striped Skink			~30%
	Eastern Sand Skink			~10%
	Variable Skink			~10%
14	Ouagadougou	🇧🇫 Burkina Faso	1 of 25	~40%
	African Five-lined Skink			~40%
15	Nairobi	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 25	~40%
	African Striped Skink			~40%
16	Abidjan	🇨🇮 Côte d'Ivoire	1 of 25	~40%
	Senegal Mabuya			~40%
17	Cairo	🇪🇬 Egypt	1 of 25	~40%
	African Five-lined Skink			~40%
18	Harare	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1 of 25	~40%
	Wahlberg’s Striped Skink			~40%
19	Cape Town	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 25	~30%
	Cape Skink			~30%
	Red-sided Skink			~10%
20	Antananarivo	🇲🇬 Madagascar	1 of 25	~30%
	Gravenhorst's Mabuya			~30%
21	Lagos	🇳🇬 Nigeria	1 of 25	~20%
	Senegal Mabuya			~20%
22	Kampala	🇺🇬 Uganda	1 of 25	~20%
	Speckle-lipped Mabuya			~20%
23	Serrekunda	🇬🇲 Gambia	1 of 25	~20%
	Senegal Mabuya			~20%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	Prague Zoo	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity
2	Leipzig Zoological Garden	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
3	Zoologischer Garten Leipzig	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
4	Rákosův pavilon	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity
5	Velemlokárium	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity
6	Wolfgang-Köhler-Primaten-Forschungszentrum	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity