Bushveld Lizard
Bushveld Lizard

Bushveld Lizard

Heliobolus lugubris

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
5–10% · With luck
overall probability at Etosha National Park
10 Verified records at Etosha National Park
January Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

Heliobolus lugubris, also known commonly as the bushveld lizard, mourning racerunner, or the black and yellow sand lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is found in Southern Africa: southern Angola, Namibia, Botswana, southwestern Zimbabwe, southern Mozambique, and south-central to northern South Africa. Wikipedia →

5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Bushveld Lizard sighting in Etosha National Park, based on 10 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Etosha National Park

Mayer’s Sand Lizard
Endemic

Mayer’s Sand Lizard

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Pedioplanis mayeri

5–10% · With luck
Namaqua Sand Lizard
LC

Namaqua Sand Lizard

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Pedioplanis namaquensis

5–10% · With luck
Plain Sand Lizard
LC Endemic

Plain Sand Lizard

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Pedioplanis undata

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

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

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙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 Waterberg Plateau Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
30–40%
2 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
5–10%
3 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
5–10%
4 Namib-Naukluft National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
5–10%
5 Gonarezhou National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
Insufficient data
6 Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
7 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
Insufficient data
8 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Bushveld Lizard in Etosha National Park?

About 9% of wildlife watchers report a Bushveld Lizard sighting in Etosha National Park, based on 10 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Bushveld Lizard in Etosha National Park?

January has the highest sighting rate for Bushveld Lizard in Etosha National Park in our monthly data.

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