Kalahari Tree Skink
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Kalahari Tree Skink

Trachylepis spilogaster

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
50–60% · Likely
overall probability at Waterberg Plateau Park
18 Verified records at Waterberg Plateau Park
April Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The Kalahari tree skink (Trachylepis spilogaster), or spiny mabuya, is a species of lizard in the skink family (Scincidae). The species is endemic to southern Africa, including Namibia, South Africa, western Botswana, and southern Angola. Wikipedia →

50–60% of wildlife watchers report a Kalahari Tree Skink sighting in Waterberg Plateau Park, based on 18 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Waterberg Plateau Park

Wahlberg’s Striped Skink

Wahlberg’s Striped Skink

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Trachylepis wahlbergii

50–60% · Likely
Variable Skink
LC

Variable Skink

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Trachylepis varia

Insufficient data
Damara Skink
LC

Damara Skink

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Trachylepis damarana

Insufficient data
Western Rock Skink
LC

Western Rock Skink

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Trachylepis sulcata

Insufficient data
Okahandja Legless Skink
LC

Okahandja Legless Skink

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Acontias occidentalis

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

60–70
Jan
50–60
Feb
60–70
Mar
70–80
Apr
60–70
May
20–30
Jun
50–60
Jul
40–50
Aug
20–30
Sep
60–70
Oct
50–60
Nov
30–40
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 Waterberg Plateau Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
50–60%
2 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
30–40%
3 Namib-Naukluft National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
20–30%
4 Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
5 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Kalahari Tree Skink in Waterberg Plateau Park?

About 57% of wildlife watchers report a Kalahari Tree Skink sighting in Waterberg Plateau Park, based on 18 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Kalahari Tree Skink in Waterberg Plateau Park?

April has the highest sighting rate for Kalahari Tree Skink in Waterberg Plateau Park in our monthly data.

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