Common Green Forest Lizard
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Common Green Forest Lizard

Calotes calotes

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Minneriya National Park
5 Verified records at Minneriya National Park
November Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

Calotes calotes, the common green forest lizard, is an agamid lizard found in the forests of the Western Ghats and the Shevaroy Hills in India, and Sri Lanka. Wikipedia →

20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Common Green Forest Lizard sighting in Minneriya National Park, based on 5 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Minneriya National Park

Oriental Garden Lizard
LC

Oriental Garden Lizard

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Calotes versicolor

50–60% · Likely
Ceylon Bloodsucker
LC

Ceylon Bloodsucker

🌅 Crepuscular Reptile

Calotes ceylonensis

Insufficient data
Lowland Kangaroo Lizard
LC

Lowland Kangaroo Lizard

Reptile

Otocryptis nigristigma

Insufficient data
Hump Snout Lizard

Hump Snout Lizard

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Lyriocephalus scutatus

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
10–20
Feb
10–20
Mar
40–50
Apr
10–20
May
20–30
Jun
20–30
Jul
<5
Aug
20–30
Sep
30–40
Oct
40–50
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 Sinharaja Forest Reserve 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
80–90%
2 Wilpattu National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
30–40%
3 Minneriya National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
20–30%
4 Yala 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 Minneriya National Park?

About 25% of wildlife watchers report a Common Green Forest Lizard sighting in Minneriya National Park, based on 5 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

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

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

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