Fan Throated Lizard
Sitana ponticeriana
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyAgamidae (Dragons)
- GenusSitana (Fan-throated Lizards)
- SpeciesSitana ponticeriana (Fan Throated Lizard)
Closest Relatives at Yala National Park
📅 Monthly Probability
🌅 When They're Spotted
Most active at dawn and dusk · 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 | Yala National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Fan Throated Lizard in Yala National Park?
About 15% of visitor-days record a Fan Throated Lizard sighting in Yala National Park, based on 7 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Fan Throated Lizard in Yala National Park?
August has the highest sighting rate for Fan Throated Lizard in Yala National Park in our monthly data.