Common Green Forest Lizard

Closest Relatives at Yala National Park

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	Sinharaja Forest Reserve	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	80–90%
2	Wilpattu National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	30–40%
3	Yala National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	20–30%
4	Minneriya National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	20–30%
5	Horton Plains National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	Insufficient data
6	Periyar National Park	🇮🇳 India	Insufficient data
7	Eravikulam National Park	🇮🇳 India	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Common Green Forest Lizard in Yala National Park?

About 21% of visitor-days record a Common Green Forest Lizard sighting in Yala National Park, based on 12 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Common Green Forest Lizard in Yala National Park?

September has the highest sighting rate for Common Green Forest Lizard in Yala National Park in our monthly data.