Oriental Garden Lizard
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Oriental Garden Lizard

Calotes versicolor

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
60–70% · Likely
overall probability at Yala National Park
113 Verified records at Yala National Park
June Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The oriental garden lizard (Calotes versicolor), also called the eastern garden lizard, Indian garden lizard, common garden lizard, bloodsucker or changeable lizard, is an agamid lizard found widely distributed in Indo-Malaya. It has also been introduced in many other parts of the world. Wikipedia →

60–70% of wildlife watchers report a Oriental Garden Lizard sighting in Yala National Park, based on 113 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Yala National Park

Common Green Forest Lizard
LC

Common Green Forest Lizard

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Calotes calotes

20–30% · Possible
Ceylon Bloodsucker
LC

Ceylon Bloodsucker

🌅 Crepuscular Reptile

Calotes ceylonensis

10–20% · With luck
Fan Throated Lizard
LC

Fan Throated Lizard

🌅 Crepuscular Reptile

Sitana ponticeriana

10–20% · With luck

📅 Monthly Probability

60–70
Jan
60–70
Feb
40–50
Mar
20–30
Apr
50–60
May
70–80
Jun
70–80
Jul
60–70
Aug
70–80
Sep
60–70
Oct
60–70
Nov
60–70
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 Wilpattu National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
60–70%
2 Yala National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
60–70%
3 Minneriya National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
50–60%
4 Way Kambas National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
30–40%
5 Royal Bardia National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
30–40%
6 Bali Barat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
30–40%
7 Sinharaja Forest Reserve 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
20–30%
8 Nagarhole National Park 🇮🇳 India
20–30%
9 Ranthambore National Park 🇮🇳 India
20–30%
10 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
20–30%
11 Royal Manas National Park 🇧🇹 Bhutan
20–30%
12 Satpura National Park 🇮🇳 India
20–30%
13 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
14 Sundarbans National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
15 Khangchendzonga National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
16 Keoladeo National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
17 Periyar National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
18 Mudumalai National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
19 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
20 Horton Plains National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
Insufficient data
21 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
22 Bandhavgarh National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
23 Bandipur National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
24 Kinabalu Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
Insufficient data
25 Kerinci Seblat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
Insufficient data
26 Cat Tien National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Oriental Garden Lizard in Yala National Park?

About 62% of wildlife watchers report a Oriental Garden Lizard sighting in Yala National Park, based on 113 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Oriental Garden Lizard in Yala National Park?

June has the highest sighting rate for Oriental Garden Lizard in Yala National Park in our monthly data.

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