Yellow-spotted Spiny Lizard
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Yellow-spotted Spiny Lizard

Sceloporus chrysostictus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
30–40% · Possible
overall probability at Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve
48 Verified records at Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve
June Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

Sceloporus chrysostictus, the yellow-spotted spiny lizard or Yucatán spiny lizard, is a species of phrynosomatid lizard. Wikipedia →

30–40% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-spotted Spiny Lizard sighting in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve, based on 48 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve

Cozumel Spiny Lizard
LC Endemic

Cozumel Spiny Lizard

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Sceloporus cozumelae

10–20% · With luck
Lundell's Spiny Lizard
LC

Lundell's Spiny Lizard

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Sceloporus lundelli

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
40–50
Feb
30–40
Mar
30–40
Apr
30–40
May
50–60
Jun
30–40
Jul
30–40
Aug
40–50
Sep
5–10
Oct
30–40
Nov
10–20
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 Calakmul Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
30–40%
2 Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
30–40%
3 Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
20–30%
4 Celestún Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Yellow-spotted Spiny Lizard in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve?

About 36% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-spotted Spiny Lizard sighting in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve, based on 48 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Yellow-spotted Spiny Lizard in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve?

June has the highest sighting rate for Yellow-spotted Spiny Lizard in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve in our monthly data.

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