Speckle-lipped Mabuya
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Speckle-lipped Mabuya

Trachylepis maculilabris

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Murchison Falls National Park
14 Verified records at Murchison Falls National Park
December Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

Trachylepis maculilabris is a species of skink. Commonly referred to as the speckle-lipped skink or speckle-lipped mabuya. It is distributed through much of sub-Saharan Africa. Wikipedia →

20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Speckle-lipped Mabuya sighting in Murchison Falls National Park, based on 14 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Murchison Falls National Park

African Five-lined Skink
LC

African Five-lined Skink

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Trachylepis quinquetaeniata

10–20% · With luck
Sundevall's Writhing Skink
LC

Sundevall's Writhing Skink

🌅 Crepuscular Reptile

Mochlus sundevallii

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
10–20
Feb
20–30
Mar
5–10
Apr
30–40
May
5–10
Jun
20–30
Jul
30–40
Aug
20–30
Sep
5–10
Oct
5–10
Nov
40–50
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 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
20–30%
2 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
20–30%
3 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
10–20%
4 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
5–10%
5 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
5–10%
6 Semuliki National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
7 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
8 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
Insufficient data
9 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
Insufficient data
10 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
Insufficient data
11 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Speckle-lipped Mabuya in Murchison Falls National Park?

About 25% of wildlife watchers report a Speckle-lipped Mabuya sighting in Murchison Falls National Park, based on 14 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Speckle-lipped Mabuya in Murchison Falls National Park?

December has the highest sighting rate for Speckle-lipped Mabuya in Murchison Falls National Park in our monthly data.

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