Eastern Collared Lizard
Crotaphytus collaris
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyCrotaphytidae (Collared Lizards)
- GenusCrotaphytus (Collared Lizards)
- SpeciesCrotaphytus collaris (Eastern Collared Lizard)
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
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 | Big Bend National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Guadalupe Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Grand Canyon National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Cumbres de Monterrey National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Eastern Collared Lizard in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park?
About 4% of visitor-days record a Eastern Collared Lizard sighting in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park, based on 7 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Eastern Collared Lizard in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park?
June has the highest sighting rate for Eastern Collared Lizard in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park in our monthly data.