Speke’s sand lizard
Heliobolus spekii
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyLacertidae (Wall Lizards)
- GenusHeliobolus
- SpeciesHeliobolus spekii (Speke’s sand lizard)
Closest Relatives at Tsavo East 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 | Tsavo East National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 2 | Mkomazi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 3 | Samburu National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 4 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 5 | Tarangire National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 6 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Speke’s sand lizard in Tsavo East National Park?
About 19% of visitor-days record a Speke’s sand lizard sighting in Tsavo East National Park, based on 26 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Speke’s sand lizard in Tsavo East National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Speke’s sand lizard in Tsavo East National Park in our monthly data.