Western Fence Lizard

Western Fence Lizard

Sceloporus occidentalis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
60–70% · Likely
overall probability at Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
60–70
Feb
70–80
Mar
60–70
Apr
70–80
May
60–70
Jun
60–70
Jul
50–60
Aug
60–70
Sep
50–60
Oct
50–60
Nov
30–40
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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
60–70%
2 Yosemite National Park 🇺🇸 United States
40–50%
3 Joshua Tree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
40–50%
4 Channel Islands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
40–50%
5 Redwood National Park 🇺🇸 United States
20–30%
6 Death Valley National Park 🇺🇸 United States
20–30%
7 Zion National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
8 Olympic National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Western Fence Lizard in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks?

About 64% of visitor-days record a Western Fence Lizard sighting in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, based on 382 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Western Fence Lizard in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks?

May has the highest sighting rate for Western Fence Lizard in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks in our monthly data.

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