Elegant Mabuya
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Elegant Mabuya

Trachylepis elegans

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
40–50% · Likely
overall probability at Ankarafantsika National Park
14 Verified records at Ankarafantsika National Park
September Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The elegant mabuya (Trachylepis elegans) is a species of skink found in Madagascar. Wikipedia →

40–50% of wildlife watchers report a Elegant Mabuya sighting in Ankarafantsika National Park, based on 14 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Ankarafantsika National Park

Gravenhorst's Mabuya
LC Endemic

Gravenhorst's Mabuya

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Trachylepis gravenhorstii

Insufficient data
Reticulate Skink
LC Endemic

Reticulate Skink

Reptile

Amphiglossus reticulatus

Insufficient data
🦎 No photo available
EN Endemic

Petter's Short Skink

Reptile

Pygomeles petteri

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
30–40
Feb
30–40
Mar
10–20
Apr
20–30
May
20–30
Jun
40–50
Jul
50–60
Aug
70–80
Sep
40–50
Oct
40–50
Nov
50–60
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Ankarafantsika National Park 🇲🇬 Madagascar
40–50%
2 Berenty Reserve 🇲🇬 Madagascar
Insufficient data
3 Ranomafana National Park 🇲🇬 Madagascar
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Elegant Mabuya in Ankarafantsika National Park?

About 47% of wildlife watchers report a Elegant Mabuya sighting in Ankarafantsika National Park, based on 14 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Elegant Mabuya in Ankarafantsika National Park?

September has the highest sighting rate for Elegant Mabuya in Ankarafantsika National Park in our monthly data.

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