Yellow-spotted Night Lizard

Yellow-spotted Night Lizard

Lepidophyma flavimaculatum

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve
18 Verified records at Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve
September Best month highest sighting rate
☀️🌙 Day & Night When it's active Active throughout day and night

The yellow-spotted tropical night lizard or yellow-spotted night lizard (Lepidophyma flavimaculatum) is a species of night lizard (family Xantusiidae). The species is distributed from central Mexico, through Central America, south to Panama. It includes two subspecies. Wikipedia →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-spotted Night Lizard sighting in Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve, based on 18 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
10–20
Feb
<5
Mar
5–10
Apr
<5
May
20–30
Jun
20–30
Jul
20–30
Aug
30–40
Sep
10–20
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
Dec

☀️🌙 When They're Spotted

Active throughout day and night · across all parks (global)

☀️🌙Day & Night
☀️🌙🌙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 Pico Bonito National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
20–30%
2 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
3 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
4 Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
20–30%
5 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
6 Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
10–20%
7 Rincón de la Vieja National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
8 Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary 🇧🇿 Belize
Insufficient data
9 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
10 Lago de Yojoa 🇭🇳 Honduras
Insufficient data
11 Palo Verde National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
12 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
13 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
14 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
15 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Yellow-spotted Night Lizard in Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve?

About 17% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-spotted Night Lizard sighting in Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve, based on 18 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Yellow-spotted Night Lizard in Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve?

September has the highest sighting rate for Yellow-spotted Night Lizard in Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve in our monthly data.

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