Ceylon Bloodsucker

Ceylon Bloodsucker

Calotes ceylonensis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · Possible
overall probability at Yala National Park

Closest Relatives at Yala National Park

Oriental Garden Lizard
LC

Oriental Garden Lizard

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Calotes versicolor

60–70% · Likely
Common Green Forest Lizard
LC

Common Green Forest Lizard

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Calotes calotes

20–30% · Possible
Fan Throated Lizard
LC

Fan Throated Lizard

🌅 Crepuscular Reptile

Sitana ponticeriana

10–20% · With luck

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
30–40
May
20–30
Jun
30–40
Jul
30–40
Aug
30–40
Sep
0–10
Oct
<5
Nov
20–30
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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 Wilpattu National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
30–40%
2 Yala National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
10–20%
3 Minneriya National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Ceylon Bloodsucker in Yala National Park?

About 17% of visitor-days record a Ceylon Bloodsucker sighting in Yala National Park, based on 9 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Ceylon Bloodsucker in Yala National Park?

August has the highest sighting rate for Ceylon Bloodsucker in Yala National Park in our monthly data.

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