Yellow-spotted Spiny Lizard
Sceloporus chrysostictus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyPhrynosomatidae (Frinosomàtids)
- GenusSceloporus (Spiny Lizards)
- SpeciesSceloporus chrysostictus (Yellow-spotted Spiny Lizard)
Closest Relatives at Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve
📅 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 | Calakmul Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 2 | Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 3 | Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 4 | Celestún Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Yellow-spotted Spiny Lizard in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve?
About 39% of visitor-days record a Yellow-spotted Spiny Lizard sighting in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve, based on 48 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Yellow-spotted Spiny Lizard in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve?
June has the highest sighting rate for Yellow-spotted Spiny Lizard in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve in our monthly data.