Yellow-throated Plated Lizard
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Yellow-throated Plated Lizard

Gerrhosaurus flavigularis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at iSimangaliso Wetland Park
5 Verified records at iSimangaliso Wetland Park
July Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The yellow-throated plated lizard or plated lizard (Gerrhosaurus flavigularis) is a species of lizard, which is about 45½ cm (18 inches) in total length (including tail) and lives in the grassland and scrub of Sudan, Ethiopia and along Eastern Africa down to South Africa. Wikipedia →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-throated Plated Lizard sighting in iSimangaliso Wetland Park, based on 5 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at iSimangaliso Wetland Park

African Long-tailed Seps
LC

African Long-tailed Seps

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Tetradactylus africanus

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
5–10
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
5–10
May
<5
Jun
5–10
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
5–10
Oct
<5
Nov
5–10
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 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
5–10%
2 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
5–10%
3 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
4 Gonarezhou National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
Insufficient data
5 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
Insufficient data
6 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
7 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
8 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Yellow-throated Plated Lizard in iSimangaliso Wetland Park?

About 4% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-throated Plated Lizard sighting in iSimangaliso Wetland Park, based on 5 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Yellow-throated Plated Lizard in iSimangaliso Wetland Park?

July has the highest sighting rate for Yellow-throated Plated Lizard in iSimangaliso Wetland Park in our monthly data.

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