Common Giant Plated Lizard
Matobosaurus validus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyGerrhosauridae (Plated Lizards)
- GenusMatobosaurus
- SpeciesMatobosaurus validus (Common Giant Plated Lizard)
Closest Relatives at Kruger National Park
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
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 | Hwange National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 2 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Mana Pools National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Common Giant Plated Lizard in Kruger National Park?
About 23% of visitor-days record a Common Giant Plated Lizard sighting in Kruger National Park, based on 282 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Common Giant Plated Lizard in Kruger National Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for Common Giant Plated Lizard in Kruger National Park in our monthly data.