Jackson's Forest Lizard
Adolfus jacksoni
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyLacertidae (Wall Lizards)
- GenusAdolfus
- SpeciesAdolfus jacksoni (Jackson's Forest Lizard)
Closest Relatives at Ngorongoro Conservation Area
📅 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 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 2 | Volcanoes National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 3 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 4 | Nyungwe National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 5 | Lake Nakuru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 6 | Lake Manyara National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 7 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 8 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Jackson's Forest Lizard in Ngorongoro Conservation Area?
About 8% of visitor-days record a Jackson's Forest Lizard sighting in Ngorongoro Conservation Area, based on 8 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Jackson's Forest Lizard in Ngorongoro Conservation Area?
March has the highest sighting rate for Jackson's Forest Lizard in Ngorongoro Conservation Area in our monthly data.