Family

Plated Lizards

Gerrhosauridae

16 species in our catalog · found in 30 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassSquamata
FamilyGerrhosauridae (Plated Lizards)

Species in this group

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

LC Endemic

Zonosaurus laticaudatus

Daily sighting probability ~90% · Very likely

LC Endemic

Zonosaurus ornatus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Matobosaurus validus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

LC Endemic

Zonosaurus trilineatus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

LC Endemic

Tracheloptychus madagascariensis

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Gerrhosaurus flavigularis

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Broadleysaurus major

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Gerrhosaurus intermedius

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Gerrhosaurus nigrolineatus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Zonosaurus madagascariensis

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Cordylosaurus subtessellatus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Tetradactylus seps

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Tetradactylus ellenbergeri

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Tetradactylus africanus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Gerrhosaurus auritus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Tetradactylus tetradactylus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~20%

Jan

~20%

Feb

~20%

Mar

~20%

Apr

~20%

May

~20%

Jun

~20%

Jul

~20%

Aug

~20%

Sep

~20%

Oct

~30%

Nov

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