Gerrhosauridae (Plated Lizards)

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

LC

Zonosaurus laticaudatus

Zonosaurus ornatus

Matobosaurus validus

Zonosaurus trilineatus

Insufficient data

LC

Tracheloptychus madagascariensis

Broadleysaurus major

Gerrhosaurus intermedius

Insufficient data

LC

Gerrhosaurus nigrolineatus

Insufficient data

LC

Zonosaurus madagascariensis

Insufficient data

LC

Gerrhosaurus flavigularis

10–20% · With luck

LC

Cordylosaurus subtessellatus

Tetradactylus seps

Tetradactylus ellenbergeri

Insufficient data

LC

Tetradactylus africanus

Gerrhosaurus auritus

Tetradactylus tetradactylus

Insufficient data

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📅 Monthly Probability

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

20–30

Jan

20–30

Feb

20–30

Mar

20–30

Apr

20–30

May

10–20

Jun

20–30

Jul

20–30

Aug

20–30

Sep

20–30

Oct

20–30

Nov

20–30

Dec

🕐 When They're Spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Plated Lizards

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#	Park	Country	Species	P(≥1)
1	Ankarafantsika National Park	🇲🇬 Madagascar	1	80–90%
	Western Girdled Lizard			80–90%
2	Ranomafana National Park	🇲🇬 Madagascar	2	40–50%
	Ornate Girdled Lizard			30–40%
	Madagascar Girdled Lizard			Insufficient data
3	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	4	40–50%
	Common Giant Plated Lizard			20–30%
	Sudan Plated Lizard			10–20%
	Black-lined Plated Lizard			10–20%
	Yellow-throated Plated Lizard			0–10%
4	Berenty Reserve	🇲🇬 Madagascar	2	30–40%
	Three-lined Girdled Lizard			Insufficient data
	Madagascar Keeled Cordylid			Insufficient data
5	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	2	20–30%
	Black-lined Plated Lizard			Insufficient data
	Common Giant Plated Lizard			Insufficient data
6	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2	20–30%
	Sudan Plated Lizard			20–30%
	Black-lined Plated Lizard			Insufficient data
7	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	20–30%
	Sudan Plated Lizard			10–20%
	Yellow-throated Plated Lizard			Insufficient data
8	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	10–20%
	Sudan Plated Lizard			10–20%
9	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	10–20%
	Sudan Plated Lizard			Insufficient data
10	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	10–20%
	Sudan Plated Lizard			Insufficient data
11	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	2	10–20%
	Black-lined Plated Lizard			Insufficient data
	Ellen's Whip Lizard			Insufficient data
12	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	2	10–20%
	Sudan Plated Lizard			Insufficient data
	Yellow-throated Plated Lizard			Insufficient data
13	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	1	10–20%
	Black-lined Plated Lizard			Insufficient data
14	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	3	10–20%
	Five-toed Whip Lizard			0–10%
	Yellow-throated Plated Lizard			Insufficient data
	Longtail Whip Lizard			Insufficient data
15	Waterberg Plateau Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1	10–20%
	Black-lined Plated Lizard			Insufficient data
16	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	2	10–20%
	Black-lined Plated Lizard			Insufficient data
	Dwarf Plated Lizard			Insufficient data
17	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1	10–20%
	Sudan Plated Lizard			Insufficient data
18	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	10–20%
	Sudan Plated Lizard			Insufficient data
19	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	10–20%
	Yellow-throated Plated Lizard			0–10%
	African Long-tailed Seps			Insufficient data
20	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	0–10%
	Yellow-throated Plated Lizard			10–20%
21	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	0–10%
	Five-toed Whip Lizard			0–10%
	Yellow-throated Plated Lizard			Insufficient data
22	Namib-Naukluft National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1	0–10%
	Dwarf Plated Lizard			0–10%
23	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	0–10%
	Sudan Plated Lizard			Insufficient data
24	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	0–10%
	Black-lined Plated Lizard			Insufficient data
25	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	1	<5%
	Kalahari Plated Lizard			Insufficient data
26	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	<5%
	Sudan Plated Lizard			Insufficient data

Plated Lizards

Species in this group

Western Girdled Lizard

Ornate Girdled Lizard

Common Giant Plated Lizard

Three-lined Girdled Lizard

Madagascar Keeled Cordylid

Sudan Plated Lizard

Black-lined Plated Lizard

Black-lined Plated Lizard

Madagascar Girdled Lizard

Yellow-throated Plated Lizard

Dwarf Plated Lizard

Five-toed Whip Lizard

Ellen's Whip Lizard

African Long-tailed Seps

Kalahari Plated Lizard

Longtail Whip Lizard

📅 Monthly Probability

🕐 When They're Spotted

Where to see Plated Lizards

Parks Ranked