Sudan Mabuya

Sudan Mabuya

Trachylepis brevicollis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
5–10% · With luck
overall probability at Tarangire National Park
5 Verified records at Tarangire National Park
January Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

Trachylepis brevicollis, the short-necked skink or Sudan mabuya, is a species of skink in the family Scincidae. It is distributed across northeastern and eastern Africa and the southern Arabian Peninsula. Wikipedia →

5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Sudan Mabuya sighting in Tarangire National Park, based on 5 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
10–20
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
10–20
Oct
10–20
Nov
<5
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 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
2 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
5–10%
3 Awash National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
Insufficient data
4 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
5 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
6 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
7 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
8 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
9 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
10 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Sudan Mabuya in Tarangire National Park?

About 9% of wildlife watchers report a Sudan Mabuya sighting in Tarangire National Park, based on 5 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Sudan Mabuya in Tarangire National Park?

January has the highest sighting rate for Sudan Mabuya in Tarangire National Park in our monthly data.

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