Ceylon Bloodsucker
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Ceylon Bloodsucker

Calotes ceylonensis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
30–40% · Possible
overall probability at Wilpattu National Park
14 Verified records at Wilpattu National Park
August Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

Calotes ceylonensis, commonly known as the painted-lipped lizard or the Ceylon bloodsucker, is a species of lizard in the family Agamidae. Wikipedia →

30–40% of wildlife watchers report a Ceylon Bloodsucker sighting in Wilpattu National Park, based on 14 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Wilpattu National Park

Oriental Garden Lizard
LC

Oriental Garden Lizard

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Calotes versicolor

60–70% · Likely
Common Green Forest Lizard
LC

Common Green Forest Lizard

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Calotes calotes

30–40% · Possible
Devaka’s Fan-throated Lizard
VU

Devaka’s Fan-throated Lizard

🌅 Crepuscular Reptile

Sitana devakai

20–30% · Possible
Lowland Kangaroo Lizard
LC

Lowland Kangaroo Lizard

Reptile

Otocryptis nigristigma

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

5–10
Jan
5–10
Feb
20–30
Mar
40–50
Apr
30–40
May
40–50
Jun
50–60
Jul
50–60
Aug
30–40
Sep
10–20
Oct
5–10
Nov
5–10
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙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 Wilpattu National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
30–40%
2 Yala National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
10–20%
3 Minneriya National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Ceylon Bloodsucker in Wilpattu National Park?

About 35% of wildlife watchers report a Ceylon Bloodsucker sighting in Wilpattu National Park, based on 14 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Ceylon Bloodsucker in Wilpattu National Park?

August has the highest sighting rate for Ceylon Bloodsucker in Wilpattu National Park in our monthly data.

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