Genus

Afro-Malagasy Mabuyas

Trachylepis

28 species in our catalog · found in 57 parks

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Trachylepis spilogaster

50–60% · Likely

Trachylepis margaritifera

50–60% · Likely

Trachylepis wahlbergii

50–60% · Likely

Trachylepis quinquetaeniata

Trachylepis sparsa

Trachylepis elegans

Trachylepis gravenhorstii

40–50% · Likely

Trachylepis striata

40–50% · Likely

Trachylepis maculilabris

Insufficient data

Trachylepis albilabris

Trachylepis affinis

Trachylepis binotata

Trachylepis depressa

Trachylepis capensis

Trachylepis punctatissima

20–30% · Possible

Trachylepis damarana

Insufficient data

Trachylepis variegata

20–30% · Possible

Trachylepis brevicollis

Insufficient data

Trachylepis sulcata

20–30% · With luck

Trachylepis homalocephala

10–20% · With luck

LC Endemic

Trachylepis aureopunctata

Insufficient data

Trachylepis planifrons

Insufficient data

Trachylepis megalura

Insufficient data

Trachylepis varia

10–20% · With luck

Trachylepis acutilabris

10–20% · With luck

Trachylepis occidentalis

10–20% · With luck

Trachylepis hoeschi

5–10% · With luck

Trachylepis albopunctata

Insufficient data

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📅 Monthly Probability

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

20–30

Jan

20–30

Feb

20–30

Mar

20–30

Apr

20–30

May

10–20

Jun

20–30

Jul

20–30

Aug

20–30

Sep

20–30

Oct

20–30

Nov

20–30

Dec

🕐 When They're Spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Afro-Malagasy Mabuyas

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#	Park	Country	Species	P(≥1)
1	Waterberg Plateau Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	5	80–90%
	Kalahari Tree Skink			50–60%
	Wahlberg’s Striped Skink			50–60%
	Damara Skink			Insufficient data
	Variable Skink			Insufficient data
	Western Rock Skink			Insufficient data
2	Gonarezhou National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	3	70–80%
	Rainbow Skink			50–60%
	African Striped Skink			20–30%
	Damara Skink			Insufficient data
3	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	8	70–80%
	Kalahari Tree Skink			30–40%
	Bocage's Mabuya			20–30%
	Wahlberg’s Striped Skink			10–20%
	Western Rock Skink			10–20%
	Variegated Skink			5–10%
	Damara Skink			5–10%
	Cape Skink			Insufficient data
	Sharp-lipped Mabuya			Insufficient data
4	Namib-Naukluft National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	8	70–80%
	Kalahari Tree Skink			20–30%
	Variegated Skink			20–30%
	Western Rock Skink			20–30%
	Sharp-lipped Mabuya			10–20%
	Western three-striped skink			10–20%
	Hoesch's Mabuya			5–10%
	Karasburg Tree Skink			5–10%
	Wahlberg’s Striped Skink			<5%
5	Semuliki National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	3	60–70%
	Speckle-lipped Mabuya			Insufficient data
	Guinea Mabuya			Insufficient data
	African Striped Skink			Insufficient data
6	Awash National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	3	60–70%
	African Five-lined Skink			40–50%
	African Striped Skink			Insufficient data
	Sudan Mabuya			Insufficient data
7	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	6	60–70%
	Rainbow Skink			30–40%
	African Striped Skink			30–40%
	Damara Skink			5–10%
	Variable Skink			5–10%
	Eastern Sand Skink			<5%
	Montane Speckled Skink			Insufficient data
8	Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	3	60–70%
	Karasburg Tree Skink			40–50%
	Western three-striped skink			10–20%
	Kalahari Tree Skink			10–20%
9	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	2	50–60%
	African Five-lined Skink			40–50%
	African Striped Skink			Insufficient data
10	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	3	50–60%
	Wahlberg’s Striped Skink			50–60%
	Speckle-lipped Mabuya			Insufficient data
	Angolan Variable Skink			Insufficient data
11	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	50–60%
	African Five-lined Skink			50–60%
	Sudan Mabuya			Insufficient data
12	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	4	50–60%
	Wahlberg’s Striped Skink			30–40%
	Rainbow Skink			10–20%
	Variable Skink			10–20%
	Speckle-lipped Mabuya			Insufficient data
13	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	2	50–60%
	Wahlberg’s Striped Skink			30–40%
	Rainbow Skink			20–30%
14	Ranomafana National Park	🇲🇬 Madagascar	2	50–60%
	Gravenhorst's Mabuya			40–50%
	Elegant Mabuya			Insufficient data
15	Ankarafantsika National Park	🇲🇬 Madagascar	2	50–60%
	Elegant Mabuya			40–50%
	Gravenhorst's Mabuya			Insufficient data
16	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	4	40–50%
	Eastern Sand Skink			20–30%
	African Striped Skink			20–30%
	Variable Skink			Insufficient data
	Rainbow Skink			Insufficient data
17	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	3	40–50%
	African Striped Skink			20–30%
	Variable Skink			10–20%
	Rainbow Skink			Insufficient data
18	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	3	40–50%
	Rainbow Skink			Insufficient data
	Tree skink			Insufficient data
	African Striped Skink			Insufficient data
19	Arusha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	40–50%
	African Striped Skink			40–50%
20	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	3	40–50%
	African Striped Skink			Insufficient data
	Tree skink			Insufficient data
	Variable Skink			Insufficient data
21	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	3	40–50%
	African Striped Skink			20–30%
	Rainbow Skink			10–20%
	Variable Skink			5–10%
22	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	8	30–40%
	Rainbow Skink			10–20%
	Tree skink			10–20%
	Speckle-lipped Mabuya			5–10%
	Sudan Mabuya			Insufficient data
	African Striped Skink			Insufficient data
	Variable Skink			Insufficient data
	Grass-top skink			Insufficient data
	African Five-lined Skink			Insufficient data
23	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	2	30–40%
	Wahlberg’s Striped Skink			30–40%
	Kalahari Tree Skink			Insufficient data
24	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	2	30–40%
	African Striped Skink			20–30%
	Speckle-lipped Mabuya			Insufficient data
25	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	2	30–40%
	Speckle-lipped Mabuya			20–30%
	African Five-lined Skink			10–20%
26	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	3	30–40%
	African Striped Skink			Insufficient data
	Variable Skink			Insufficient data
	Sudan Mabuya			Insufficient data
27	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	3	30–40%
	African Striped Skink			20–30%
	Sudan Mabuya			5–10%
	Tree skink			Insufficient data
28	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1	30–40%
	Wahlberg’s Striped Skink			30–40%
29	Berenty Reserve	🇲🇬 Madagascar	2	30–40%
	Elegant Mabuya			Insufficient data
	Gold-spotted Mabuya			Insufficient data
30	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	1	30–40%
	Wahlberg’s Striped Skink			30–40%
31	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	5	30–40%
	Rainbow Skink			10–20%
	Sudan Mabuya			10–20%
	African Striped Skink			Insufficient data
	Variable Skink			Insufficient data
	African Five-lined Skink			Insufficient data
32	Lake Mburo National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	2	30–40%
	African Striped Skink			10–20%
	Speckle-lipped Mabuya			10–20%
33	Liwonde National Park	🇲🇼 Malawi	2	30–40%
	African Striped Skink			20–30%
	Rainbow Skink			Insufficient data
34	Taï National Park	🇨🇮 Ivory Coast	1	30–40%
	Senegal Mabuya			30–40%
35	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	30–40%
	Cape Skink			20–30%
	Red-sided Skink			10–20%
36	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2	30–40%
	African Striped Skink			10–20%
	Sudan Mabuya			Insufficient data
37	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	2	30–40%
	Speckle-lipped Mabuya			20–30%
	African Striped Skink			Insufficient data
38	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	30–40%
	African Striped Skink			20–30%
	Variable Skink			Insufficient data
39	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	3	20–30%
	African Striped Skink			20–30%
	Sudan Mabuya			Insufficient data
	Tree skink			Insufficient data
40	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	1	20–30%
	Wahlberg’s Striped Skink			20–30%
41	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	20–30%
	Montane Speckled Skink			20–30%
	Variable Skink			Insufficient data
42	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	3	20–30%
	Red-sided Skink			10–20%
	Cape Skink			5–10%
	Western Rock Skink			Insufficient data
43	Mikumi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2	20–30%
	African Striped Skink			Insufficient data
	Variable Skink			Insufficient data
44	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	20–30%
	African Striped Skink			10–20%
	Variable Skink			Insufficient data
45	Selous Game Reserve	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	20–30%
	African Striped Skink			Insufficient data
46	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	6	20–30%
	Variable Skink			5–10%
	Cape Skink			5–10%
	Variegated Skink			<5%
	Western Rock Skink			Insufficient data
	Rainbow Skink			Insufficient data
	Red-sided Skink			Insufficient data
47	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	4	20–30%
	African Striped Skink			10–20%
	Variable Skink			Insufficient data
	Sudan Mabuya			Insufficient data
	Tree skink			Insufficient data
48	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	3	20–30%
	African Striped Skink			10–20%
	Variable Skink			Insufficient data
	Sudan Mabuya			Insufficient data
49	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	10–20%
	African Striped Skink			10–20%
	Rainbow Skink			Insufficient data
50	Bale Mountains National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	1	10–20%
	Grass-top skink			Insufficient data
51	Virunga National Park	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	2	10–20%
	Speckle-lipped Mabuya			5–10%
	African Striped Skink			5–10%
52	Nyungwe National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	2	10–20%
	African Striped Skink			Insufficient data
	Speckle-lipped Mabuya			Insufficient data
53	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	10–20%
	African Five-lined Skink			Insufficient data
54	Bwindi Impenetrable National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	2	10–20%
	African Striped Skink			Insufficient data
	Speckle-lipped Mabuya			Insufficient data
55	Volcanoes National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	1	10–20%
	African Striped Skink			Insufficient data
56	Niokolo-Koba National Park	🇸🇳 Senegal	1	10–20%
	Senegal Mabuya			Insufficient data
57	Aberdare National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	5–10%
	African Striped Skink			Insufficient data

Afro-Malagasy Mabuyas

Species in this group

Kalahari Tree Skink

Rainbow Skink

Wahlberg’s Striped Skink

African Five-lined Skink

Karasburg Tree Skink

Elegant Mabuya

Gravenhorst's Mabuya

African Striped Skink

Speckle-lipped Mabuya

Guinea Mabuya

Senegal Mabuya

Bocage's Mabuya

Eastern Sand Skink

Cape Skink

Montane Speckled Skink

Damara Skink

Variegated Skink

Sudan Mabuya

Western Rock Skink

Red-sided Skink

Gold-spotted Mabuya

Tree skink

Grass-top skink

Variable Skink

Sharp-lipped Mabuya

Western three-striped skink

Hoesch's Mabuya

Angolan Variable Skink

📅 Monthly Probability

🕐 When They're Spotted

Where to see Afro-Malagasy Mabuyas

Parks Ranked