Common Green Forest Lizard
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Common Green Forest Lizard

Calotes calotes

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
80–90% · Very likely
overall probability at Sinharaja Forest Reserve
249 Verified records at Sinharaja Forest Reserve
February Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

Calotes calotes, the common green forest lizard, is an agamid lizard found in the forests of the Western Ghats and the Shevaroy Hills in India, and Sri Lanka. Wikipedia →

80–90% of wildlife watchers report a Common Green Forest Lizard sighting in Sinharaja Forest Reserve, based on 249 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Sinharaja Forest Reserve

Sri Lanka Agama
LC

Sri Lanka Agama

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Calotes liolepis

30–40% · Possible
Oriental Garden Lizard
LC

Oriental Garden Lizard

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Calotes versicolor

20–30% · Possible
Morningside Lizard
CR

Morningside Lizard

Reptile

Calotes desilvai

Insufficient data
Wiegmann's Agama
LC

Wiegmann's Agama

🌅 Crepuscular Reptile

Otocryptis wiegmanni

80–90% · Very likely
Hump Snout Lizard

Hump Snout Lizard

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Lyriocephalus scutatus

60–70% · Likely
Erdelen's Horned Lizard
CR

Erdelen's Horned Lizard

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Ceratophora erdeleni

10–20% · With luck
Rough Nose Horned Lizard
EN

Rough Nose Horned Lizard

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Ceratophora aspera

10–20% · With luck
Karu's Horned Lizard
CR

Karu's Horned Lizard

Reptile

Ceratophora karu

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

80–90
Jan
80–90
Feb
80–90
Mar
80–90
Apr
70–80
May
70–80
Jun
60–70
Jul
80–90
Aug
80–90
Sep
80–90
Oct
80–90
Nov
80–90
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 Sinharaja Forest Reserve 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
80–90%
2 Wilpattu National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
30–40%
3 Minneriya National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
20–30%
4 Yala National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
20–30%
5 Horton Plains National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
Insufficient data
6 Periyar National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
7 Eravikulam National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Common Green Forest Lizard in Sinharaja Forest Reserve?

About 84% of wildlife watchers report a Common Green Forest Lizard sighting in Sinharaja Forest Reserve, based on 249 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Common Green Forest Lizard in Sinharaja Forest Reserve?

February has the highest sighting rate for Common Green Forest Lizard in Sinharaja Forest Reserve in our monthly data.

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