Meroles (Desert Lizards)

Genus

Desert Lizards

Meroles

4 species in our catalog · found in 6 parks

Species in this group

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

Wedge-snouted Desert Lizard
LC

Wedge-snouted Desert Lizard

Reptile

Meroles cuneirostris

40–50% · Likely
Spotted Sand Lizard
LC

Spotted Sand Lizard

Reptile

Meroles suborbitalis

20–30% · Possible
Common Rough-scaled Lizard
LC

Common Rough-scaled Lizard

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Meroles squamulosus

Insufficient data
Knox's Ocellated Sand Lizard
LC

Knox's Ocellated Sand Lizard

Reptile

Meroles knoxii

0–10% · With luck

📅 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
20–30
Jun
20–30
Jul
10–20
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)

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Where to see Desert 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

#ParkCountrySpeciesP(≥1)
1 Namib-Naukluft National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia 3
60–70%
2 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique 1
10–20%
3 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 1
0–10%
4 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 1
0–10%
5 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 1
<5%
6 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 1
<5%