Mountain Horned Lizard

Mountain Horned Lizard

Phrynosoma orbiculare

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
0–10% · With luck
overall probability at Cumbres de Monterrey National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
0–10
May
10–20
Jun
10–20
Jul
10–20
Aug
10–20
Sep
0–10
Oct
0–10
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 Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca 🇲🇽 Mexico
30–40%
2 Cumbres de Monterrey National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
0–10%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Mountain Horned Lizard in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park?

About 8% of visitor-days record a Mountain Horned Lizard sighting in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park, based on 35 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Mountain Horned Lizard in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park?

June has the highest sighting rate for Mountain Horned Lizard in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park in our monthly data.

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