Jackson's Forest Lizard
Jackson's Forest LizardJackson's Forest Lizard

Jackson's Forest Lizard

Adolfus jacksoni

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
5–10% · With luck
overall probability at Ngorongoro Conservation Area
8 Verified records at Ngorongoro Conservation Area
March Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

Adolfus jacksoni, also known commonly as Jackson's forest lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is native to East Africa. Wikipedia →

5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Jackson's Forest Lizard sighting in Ngorongoro Conservation Area, based on 8 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Ngorongoro Conservation Area

Common Long-tailed Lizard
LC

Common Long-tailed Lizard

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Latastia longicaudata

5–10% · With luck
Speke’s sand lizard
LC

Speke’s sand lizard

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Heliobolus spekii

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

5–10
Jan
<5
Feb
10–20
Mar
5–10
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
10–20
Jul
5–10
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 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
30–40%
2 Volcanoes National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
30–40%
3 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
20–30%
4 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
5–10%
5 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
Insufficient data
6 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
7 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
8 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
9 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Jackson's Forest Lizard in Ngorongoro Conservation Area?

About 6% of wildlife watchers report a Jackson's Forest Lizard sighting in Ngorongoro Conservation Area, based on 8 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Jackson's Forest Lizard in Ngorongoro Conservation Area?

March has the highest sighting rate for Jackson's Forest Lizard in Ngorongoro Conservation Area in our monthly data.

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