Sudan Plated Lizard
Broadleysaurus major
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyGerrhosauridae (Plated Lizards)
- GenusBroadleysaurus
- SpeciesBroadleysaurus major (Sudan Plated Lizard)
Closest Relatives at Tarangire National Park
📅 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 | Tarangire National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 2 | Tsavo East National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 3 | Samburu National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 4 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 5 | Meru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 6 | Ruaha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 7 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 8 | Gorongosa National Park | 🇲🇿 Mozambique | |
| 9 | Mkomazi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 10 | Hwange National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 11 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Sudan Plated Lizard in Tarangire National Park?
About 20% of visitor-days record a Sudan Plated Lizard sighting in Tarangire National Park, based on 14 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Sudan Plated Lizard in Tarangire National Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for Sudan Plated Lizard in Tarangire National Park in our monthly data.