Common Green Forest Lizard

Common Green Forest Lizard

Calotes calotes

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
80–90% · Very likely
overall probability at Sinharaja Forest Reserve

📅 Monthly Probability

80–90
Jan
80–90
Feb
80–90
Mar
80–90
Apr
70–80
May
80–90
Jun
70–80
Jul
80–90
Aug
80–90
Sep
80–90
Oct
80–90
Nov
80–90
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 Sinharaja Forest Reserve 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
80–90%
2 Wilpattu National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
30–40%
3 Yala National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
20–30%
4 Minneriya National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
20–30%
5 Horton Plains National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
Insufficient data
6 Periyar National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
7 Eravikulam National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Common Green Forest Lizard in Sinharaja Forest Reserve?

About 85% of visitor-days record a Common Green Forest Lizard sighting in Sinharaja Forest Reserve, based on 249 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Common Green Forest Lizard in Sinharaja Forest Reserve?

February has the highest sighting rate for Common Green Forest Lizard in Sinharaja Forest Reserve in our monthly data.

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