Yellow-spotted Spiny Lizard

Yellow-spotted Spiny Lizard

Sceloporus chrysostictus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
40–50% · Likely
overall probability at Calakmul Biosphere Reserve

Closest Relatives at Calakmul Biosphere Reserve

Lundell's Spiny Lizard
LC

Lundell's Spiny Lizard

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Sceloporus lundelli

0–10% · With luck

📅 Monthly Probability

0–10
Jan
30–40
Feb
40–50
Mar
50–60
Apr
30–40
May
30–40
Jun
40–50
Jul
30–40
Aug
40–50
Sep
30–40
Oct
10–20
Nov
10–20
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 Calakmul Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
40–50%
2 Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
30–40%
3 Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
30–40%
4 Celestún Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Yellow-spotted Spiny Lizard in Calakmul Biosphere Reserve?

About 40% of visitor-days record a Yellow-spotted Spiny Lizard sighting in Calakmul Biosphere Reserve, based on 95 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Yellow-spotted Spiny Lizard in Calakmul Biosphere Reserve?

April has the highest sighting rate for Yellow-spotted Spiny Lizard in Calakmul Biosphere Reserve in our monthly data.

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