Oriental Garden Lizard
Calotes versicolor
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyAgamidae (Dragons)
- GenusCalotes (Oriental Forest Lizards)
- SpeciesCalotes versicolor (Oriental Garden Lizard)
📅 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 | Wilpattu National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 2 | Yala National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 3 | Minneriya National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 4 | Way Kambas National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 5 | Royal Bardia National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 6 | Sinharaja Forest Reserve | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 7 | Chitwan National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 8 | Satpura National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 9 | Bali Barat National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 10 | Ranthambore National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 11 | Nagarhole National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 12 | Sundarbans National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 13 | Khangchendzonga National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 14 | Kanha National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 15 | Periyar National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 16 | Keoladeo National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 17 | Horton Plains National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 18 | Bandhavgarh National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 19 | Jim Corbett National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 20 | Kaziranga National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 21 | Kinabalu Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 22 | Kerinci Seblat National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 23 | Cat Tien National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Oriental Garden Lizard in Royal Bardia National Park?
About 38% of visitor-days record a Oriental Garden Lizard sighting in Royal Bardia National Park, based on 9 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Oriental Garden Lizard in Royal Bardia National Park?
July has the highest sighting rate for Oriental Garden Lizard in Royal Bardia National Park in our monthly data.