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Shortnose Rock Lizard

Petrosaurus repens

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve
14 Verified records at El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve
August Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

Petrosaurus repens is a species of lizard in the family Phrynosomatidae. It is from the central Baja California Peninsula in northwestern Mexico. Wikipedia →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Shortnose Rock Lizard sighting in El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve, based on 14 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve

Zebra-tailed Lizard
LC

Zebra-tailed Lizard

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Callisaurus draconoides

30–40% · Possible
Common Side-blotched Lizard
LC

Common Side-blotched Lizard

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Uta stansburiana

30–40% · Possible
Small-scaled Lizard

Small-scaled Lizard

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Urosaurus nigricauda

20–30% · Possible
🦎 No photo available
Endemic

Cedros Island Horned Lizard

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Phrynosoma cerroense

10–20% · With luck
Baja California Spiny Lizard
LC Endemic

Baja California Spiny Lizard

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Sceloporus zosteromus

10–20% · With luck
Granite Spiny Lizard
LC

Granite Spiny Lizard

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Sceloporus orcutti

Insufficient data
Hunsaker's Spiny Lizard

Hunsaker's Spiny Lizard

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Sceloporus hunsakeri

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
10–20
Feb
20–30
Mar
30–40
Apr
30–40
May
10–20
Jun
<5
Jul
40–50
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
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 El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
10–20%
2 Bahía de Loreto National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
10–20%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Shortnose Rock Lizard in El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve?

About 18% of wildlife watchers report a Shortnose Rock Lizard sighting in El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve, based on 14 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Shortnose Rock Lizard in El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve?

August has the highest sighting rate for Shortnose Rock Lizard in El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve in our monthly data.

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