Greater Short-horned Lizard

Greater Short-horned Lizard

Phrynosoma hernandesi

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Guadalupe Mountains National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

0–10
Jan
0–10
Feb
<5
Mar
20–30
Apr
30–40
May
40–50
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
20–30
Sep
30–40
Oct
0–10
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 Grand Canyon National Park 🇺🇸 United States
40–50%
2 Zion National Park 🇺🇸 United States
20–30%
3 Guadalupe Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
20–30%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Greater Short-horned Lizard in Guadalupe Mountains National Park?

About 23% of visitor-days record a Greater Short-horned Lizard sighting in Guadalupe Mountains National Park, based on 11 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Greater Short-horned Lizard in Guadalupe Mountains National Park?

June has the highest sighting rate for Greater Short-horned Lizard in Guadalupe Mountains National Park in our monthly data.

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