Bushveld Lizard

Bushveld Lizard

Heliobolus lugubris

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Etosha National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

30–40
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
20–30
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
10–20
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
10–20
Nov
20–30
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 Waterberg Plateau Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
30–40%
2 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
10–20%
3 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
0–10%
4 Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
5 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
Insufficient data
6 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Bushveld Lizard in Etosha National Park?

About 11% of visitor-days record a Bushveld Lizard sighting in Etosha National Park, based on 10 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Bushveld Lizard in Etosha National Park?

January has the highest sighting rate for Bushveld Lizard in Etosha National Park in our monthly data.

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