Sand Lizard
Lacerta agilis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyLacertidae (Wall Lizards)
- GenusLacerta
- SpeciesLacerta agilis (Sand Lizard)
Closest Relatives at Pyrénées National Park
Western Green Lizard
Lacerta bilineata
Common Wall Lizard
Podarcis muralis
Catalonian Wall Lizard
Podarcis liolepis
Viviparous Lizard
Zootoca vivipara
Large Psammodromus
Psammodromus algirus
Ocellated Lizard
Timon lepidus
Pyrenean Rock Lizard
Iberolacerta bonnali
Aran Rock Lizard
Iberolacerta aranica
Aurelio's Rock Lizard
Iberolacerta aurelioi
East Iberian Psammodromus
Psammodromus edwarsianus
📅 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 | Hortobágy National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 2 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 3 | Biebrza National Park | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 4 | Fertő-Hanság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 5 | Tatra National Park | 🇸🇰 Slovakia | |
| 6 | Białowieża National Park | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 7 | Kiskunság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 8 | Mercantour National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 9 | Snowdonia National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 10 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 11 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 12 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 13 | Gauja National Park | 🇱🇻 Latvia | |
| 14 | Triglav National Park | 🇸🇮 Slovenia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Sand Lizard in Pyrénées National Park?
About 6% of visitor-days record a Sand Lizard sighting in Pyrénées National Park, based on 20 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Sand Lizard in Pyrénées National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Sand Lizard in Pyrénées National Park in our monthly data.