Bushveld Lizard
Bushveld Lizard

Bushveld Lizard

Heliobolus lugubris

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

Heliobolus lugubris, also known commonly as the bushveld lizard, mourning racerunner, or the black and yellow sand lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is found in Southern Africa: southern Angola, Namibia, Botswana, southwestern Zimbabwe, southern Mozambique, and south-central to northern South Africa. Wikipedia →

5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Bushveld Lizard sighting in Kruger National Park, based on 39 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Kruger National Park

Common Rough-scaled Lizard
LC

Common Rough-scaled Lizard

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Meroles squamulosus

<5% · Rare
Holub’s Sandveld Lizard
LC

Holub’s Sandveld Lizard

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Nucras holubi

<5% · Rare
Spotted Sandveld Lizard
LC

Spotted Sandveld Lizard

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Nucras intertexta

Insufficient data
Ornate Scrub Lizard
LC

Ornate Scrub Lizard

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Nucras ornata

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
5–10
Feb
5–10
Mar
5–10
Apr
5–10
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
5–10
Sep
5–10
Oct
5–10
Nov
5–10
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
30–40%
2 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
5–10%
3 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
5–10%
4 Namib-Naukluft National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
5–10%
5 Gonarezhou National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
Insufficient data
6 Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
7 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
Insufficient data
8 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Bushveld Lizard in Kruger National Park?

About 6% of wildlife watchers report a Bushveld Lizard sighting in Kruger National Park, based on 39 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Bushveld Lizard in Kruger National Park?

November has the highest sighting rate for Bushveld Lizard in Kruger National Park in our monthly data.

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