Desert Collared Lizard
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Desert Collared Lizard

Crotaphytus bicinctores

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
30–40% · Possible
overall probability at Zion National Park
67 Verified records at Zion National Park
May Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The Great Basin collared lizard (Crotaphytus bicinctores), also known commonly as the desert collared lizard or the Mojave black-collared lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Crotaphytidae. The species is endemic to the Western United States. Wikipedia →

30–40% of wildlife watchers report a Desert Collared Lizard sighting in Zion National Park, based on 67 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Zion National Park

Long-nosed Leopard Lizard
LC

Long-nosed Leopard Lizard

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Gambelia wislizenii

10–20% · With luck

📅 Monthly Probability

5–10
Jan
<5
Feb
10–20
Mar
30–40
Apr
40–50
May
30–40
Jun
20–30
Jul
30–40
Aug
30–40
Sep
10–20
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 Death Valley National Park 🇺🇸 United States
40–50%
2 Zion National Park 🇺🇸 United States
30–40%
3 Grand Canyon National Park 🇺🇸 United States
20–30%
4 Joshua Tree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
20–30%
5 Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Desert Collared Lizard in Zion National Park?

About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Desert Collared Lizard sighting in Zion National Park, based on 67 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Desert Collared Lizard in Zion National Park?

May has the highest sighting rate for Desert Collared Lizard in Zion National Park in our monthly data.

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