Desert Collared Lizard

Desert Collared Lizard

Crotaphytus bicinctores

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
40–50% · Likely
overall probability at Death Valley National Park

Closest Relatives at Death Valley National Park

Long-nosed Leopard Lizard
LC

Long-nosed Leopard Lizard

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Gambelia wislizenii

40–50% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

0–10
Jan
20–30
Feb
30–40
Mar
50–60
Apr
60–70
May
40–50
Jun
40–50
Jul
50–60
Aug
40–50
Sep
10–20
Oct
10–20
Nov
0–10
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 Death Valley National Park 🇺🇸 United States
40–50%
2 Zion National Park 🇺🇸 United States
30–40%
3 Grand Canyon National Park 🇺🇸 United States
20–30%
4 Joshua Tree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
20–30%
5 Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Desert Collared Lizard in Death Valley National Park?

About 46% of visitor-days record a Desert Collared Lizard sighting in Death Valley National Park, based on 162 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Desert Collared Lizard in Death Valley National Park?

May has the highest sighting rate for Desert Collared Lizard in Death Valley National Park in our monthly data.

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