Northern Alligator Lizard

Closest Relatives at Redwood National Park

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	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	30–40%
2	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	20–30%
3	Yosemite National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
4	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
5	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	0–10%
6	Glacier National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
7	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Northern Alligator Lizard in Redwood National Park?

About 28% of visitor-days record a Northern Alligator Lizard sighting in Redwood National Park, based on 59 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Northern Alligator Lizard in Redwood National Park?

April has the highest sighting rate for Northern Alligator Lizard in Redwood National Park in our monthly data.