Sand Lizard

Closest Relatives at Bavarian Forest National Park

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	Hortobágy National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	40–50%
2	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	40–50%
3	Biebrza National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	30–40%
4	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	30–40%
5	Tatra National Park	🇸🇰 Slovakia	30–40%
6	Białowieża National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	30–40%
7	Kiskunság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	30–40%
8	Mercantour National Park	🇫🇷 France	20–30%
9	Snowdonia National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	10–20%
10	Cévennes National Park	🇫🇷 France	10–20%
11	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	0–10%
12	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	0–10%
13	Gauja National Park	🇱🇻 Latvia	Insufficient data
14	Triglav National Park	🇸🇮 Slovenia	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Sand Lizard in Bavarian Forest National Park?

About 45% of visitor-days record a Sand Lizard sighting in Bavarian Forest National Park, based on 186 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Sand Lizard in Bavarian Forest National Park?

May has the highest sighting rate for Sand Lizard in Bavarian Forest National Park in our monthly data.