Roundtail Horned Lizard

Roundtail Horned Lizard

Phrynosoma modestum

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

📅 Monthly Probability

0–10
Jan
10–20
Feb
0–10
Mar
0–10
Apr
40–50
May
20–30
Jun
40–50
Jul
50–60
Aug
0–10
Sep
20–30
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 Guadalupe Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
20–30%
2 Big Bend National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
3 Cumbres de Monterrey National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Roundtail Horned Lizard in Guadalupe Mountains National Park?

About 28% of visitor-days record a Roundtail Horned Lizard sighting in Guadalupe Mountains National Park, based on 16 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Roundtail Horned Lizard in Guadalupe Mountains National Park?

August has the highest sighting rate for Roundtail Horned Lizard in Guadalupe Mountains National Park in our monthly data.

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