Pyrenean Rock Lizard
Pyrenean Rock LizardPyrenean Rock Lizard

Pyrenean Rock Lizard

Iberolacerta bonnali

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park
11 Verified records at Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park
August Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The Pyrenean rock lizard (Iberolacerta bonnali) is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is endemic to the Pyrenees, where it occurs at high altitudes and is only active in summer. Wikipedia →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Pyrenean Rock Lizard sighting in Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park, based on 11 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park

Common Wall Lizard
LC Endemic

Common Wall Lizard

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Podarcis muralis

70–80% · Very likely
Catalonian Wall Lizard
LC

Catalonian Wall Lizard

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Podarcis liolepis

20–30% · Possible
Ocellated Lizard
LC

Ocellated Lizard

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Timon lepidus

10–20% · With luck

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
10–20
Jul
10–20
Aug
10–20
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 Aigüestortes National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
10–20%
2 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
10–20%
3 Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
10–20%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Pyrenean Rock Lizard in Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park?

About 11% of wildlife watchers report a Pyrenean Rock Lizard sighting in Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park, based on 11 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Pyrenean Rock Lizard in Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park?

August has the highest sighting rate for Pyrenean Rock Lizard in Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park in our monthly data.

← Back to Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park