Yellow-backed Spiny Lizard

Closest Relatives at Zion National Park

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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	Zion National Park	🇺🇸 United States	60–70%
2	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	40–50%
3	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
4	Grand Canyon National Park	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
5	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Yellow-backed Spiny Lizard in Zion National Park?

About 66% of visitor-days record a Yellow-backed Spiny Lizard sighting in Zion National Park, based on 287 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Yellow-backed Spiny Lizard in Zion National Park?

August has the highest sighting rate for Yellow-backed Spiny Lizard in Zion National Park in our monthly data.