Crevice Spiny Lizard

Crevice Spiny Lizard

Sceloporus poinsettii

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
30–40% · Possible
overall probability at Big Bend National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
<5
Feb
10–20
Mar
20–30
Apr
20–30
May
40–50
Jun
30–40
Jul
40–50
Aug
40–50
Sep
40–50
Oct
30–40
Nov
30–40
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 Guadalupe Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
50–60%
2 Big Bend National Park 🇺🇸 United States
30–40%
3 Cumbres de Monterrey National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Crevice Spiny Lizard in Big Bend National Park?

About 30% of visitor-days record a Crevice Spiny Lizard sighting in Big Bend National Park, based on 106 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Crevice Spiny Lizard in Big Bend National Park?

October has the highest sighting rate for Crevice Spiny Lizard in Big Bend National Park in our monthly data.

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