Desert Night Lizard

Desert Night Lizard

Xantusia vigilis

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

Closest Relatives at Joshua Tree National Park

Granite Night Lizard
LC

Granite Night Lizard

☀️🌙 Day & Night Reptile

Xantusia henshawi

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

0–10
Jan
10–20
Feb
10–20
Mar
10–20
Apr
10–20
May
10–20
Jun
10–20
Jul
10–20
Aug
10–20
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 Joshua Tree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
2 Death Valley National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Desert Night Lizard in Joshua Tree National Park?

About 13% of visitor-days record a Desert Night Lizard sighting in Joshua Tree National Park, based on 83 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Desert Night Lizard in Joshua Tree National Park?

May has the highest sighting rate for Desert Night Lizard in Joshua Tree National Park in our monthly data.

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