Ruben's Sand Lizard
Pedioplanis rubens
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyLacertidae (Wall Lizards)
- GenusPedioplanis
- SpeciesPedioplanis rubens (Ruben's Sand Lizard)
Closest Relatives at Waterberg Plateau 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 | Waterberg Plateau Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Ruben's Sand Lizard in Waterberg Plateau Park?
About 54% of visitor-days record a Ruben's Sand Lizard sighting in Waterberg Plateau Park, based on 16 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Ruben's Sand Lizard in Waterberg Plateau Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for Ruben's Sand Lizard in Waterberg Plateau Park in our monthly data.