Roundtail Horned Lizard

Roundtail Horned Lizard

Phrynosoma modestum

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · Possible
overall probability at Big Bend National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

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

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Roundtail Horned Lizard in Big Bend National Park?

About 19% of visitor-days record a Roundtail Horned Lizard sighting in Big Bend National Park, based on 51 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Roundtail Horned Lizard in Big Bend National Park?

September has the highest sighting rate for Roundtail Horned Lizard in Big Bend National Park in our monthly data.

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