Genus

Baskers

Urothemis

4 species in our catalog · found in 12 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumArthropoda (Arthropods)
ClassInsecta (Insects)
OrderOdonata (Dragonflies and Damselflies)
FamilyLibellulidae (Skimmers)
GenusUrothemis (Baskers)

Species in this group

Urothemis edwardsii

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Urothemis assignata

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Urothemis aliena

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Urothemis signata

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~20%

Jan

~10%

Feb

~10%

Mar

~20%

Apr

~10%

May

~10%

Jun

<5%

Jul

~10%

Aug

~20%

Sep

~20%

Oct

~30%

Nov

~20%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Baskers

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Ankarafantsika National Park	🇲🇬 Madagascar	1 of 4	~40%
	Blue Basker			~40%
2	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 4	~30%
	Blue Basker			~20%
	Red Basker			~10%
3	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	1 of 4	~20%
	Red Basker			~20%
4	uMkhuze Game Reserve	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 4	~20%
	Blue Basker			~20%
5	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 4	~20%
	Red Basker			~10%
	Blue Basker			~10%
6	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	1 of 4	~20%
	Blue Basker			~20%
7	Kakadu National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 4	~20%
	Red Baron			~20%
8	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1 of 4	~10%
	Blue Basker			~10%
9	Sepilok	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1 of 4	~10%
	Scarlet Basker			~10%
10	Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1 of 4	~10%
	Scarlet Basker			~10%
11	Kaeng Krachan National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1 of 4	~10%
	Scarlet Basker			~10%
12	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 4	~10%
	Red Basker			~10%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Kota	🇮🇳 India	1 of 4	~30%
	Scarlet Basker			~30%
2	Salem	🇮🇳 India	1 of 4	~30%
	Scarlet Basker			~30%
3	Dhaka	🇧🇩 Bangladesh	1 of 4	~30%
	Scarlet Basker			~30%
4	Kigali	🇷🇼 Rwanda	1 of 4	~30%
	Red Basker			~30%
5	Accra	🇬🇭 Ghana	1 of 4	~30%
	Red Basker			~30%
6	Berhampore	🇮🇳 India	1 of 4	~20%
	Scarlet Basker			~20%
7	Ponnani	🇮🇳 India	1 of 4	~20%
	Scarlet Basker			~20%
8	Thrissur	🇮🇳 India	1 of 4	~20%
	Scarlet Basker			~20%
9	Kochi	🇮🇳 India	1 of 4	~20%
	Scarlet Basker			~20%
10	Thiruvananthapuram	🇮🇳 India	1 of 4	~20%
	Scarlet Basker			~20%
11	Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte]	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1 of 4	~20%
	Scarlet Basker			~20%
12	Kolkata	🇮🇳 India	1 of 4	~20%
	Scarlet Basker			~20%
13	Antananarivo	🇲🇬 Madagascar	1 of 4	~20%
	Blue Basker			~20%
14	Coimbatore	🇮🇳 India	1 of 4	~10%
	Scarlet Basker			~10%
15	Guwahati	🇮🇳 India	1 of 4	~10%
	Scarlet Basker			~10%
16	Singapore	🇸🇬 Singapore	1 of 4	~10%
	Scarlet Basker			~10%
17	Chennai	🇮🇳 India	1 of 4	~10%
	Scarlet Basker			~10%
18	Tuen Mun	🇨🇳 China	1 of 4	~10%
	Scarlet Basker			~10%
19	Kozhikode	🇮🇳 India	1 of 4	~10%
	Scarlet Basker			~10%
20	Taipei	🇹🇼 Taiwan	1 of 4	~10%
	Scarlet Basker			~10%
21	Kaohsiung	🇹🇼 Taiwan	1 of 4	~10%
	Scarlet Basker			~10%
22	Taichung	🇹🇼 Taiwan	1 of 4	~10%
	Scarlet Basker			~10%
23	Durban	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 4	~10%
	Red Basker			~10%
24	Kuala Lumpur	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1 of 4	<5%
	Scarlet Basker			<5%
25	Mumbai	🇮🇳 India	1 of 4	<5%
	Scarlet Basker			<5%
26	Bengaluru	🇮🇳 India	1 of 4	<5%
	Scarlet Basker			<5%
27	Bangkok	🇹🇭 Thailand	1 of 4	<5%
	Scarlet Basker			<5%
28	Guangzhou	🇨🇳 China	1 of 4	<5%
	Scarlet Basker			<5%

Baskers

Species in this group

Blue Basker

Red Basker

Red Baron

Scarlet Basker

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Baskers

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked