Indian Forest Skink
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Indian Forest Skink

Sphenomorphus indicus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
5–10% · With luck
overall probability at Taroko National Park
6 Verified records at Taroko National Park
May Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

Sphenomorphus indicus (Indian forest skink) is a species of skink. Wikipedia →

5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Indian Forest Skink sighting in Taroko National Park, based on 6 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Taroko National Park

Taiwan Alpine Skink
LC

Taiwan Alpine Skink

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Sphenomorphus taiwanensis

10–20% · With luck
Five-striped Blue-tailed Skink
LC

Five-striped Blue-tailed Skink

🌅 Crepuscular Reptile

Plestiodon elegans

10–20% · With luck

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
10–20
Mar
<5
Apr
10–20
May
10–20
Jun
5–10
Jul
10–20
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙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 Doi Inthanon National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
10–20%
2 Taroko National Park 🇹🇼 Taiwan
5–10%
3 Cuc Phuong National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
Insufficient data
4 Ba Be National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
Insufficient data
5 Khao Yai National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
Insufficient data
6 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Indian Forest Skink in Taroko National Park?

About 9% of wildlife watchers report a Indian Forest Skink sighting in Taroko National Park, based on 6 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Indian Forest Skink in Taroko National Park?

May has the highest sighting rate for Indian Forest Skink in Taroko National Park in our monthly data.

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