Common Long-tailed Lizard

Common Long-tailed Lizard

Latastia longicaudata

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

5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Common Long-tailed Lizard sighting in Ngorongoro Conservation Area, based on 7 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
5–10
Feb
5–10
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
5–10
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
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 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
2 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
5–10%
3 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
5–10%
4 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
5 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
6 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
7 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
8 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Common Long-tailed Lizard in Ngorongoro Conservation Area?

About 6% of wildlife watchers report a Common Long-tailed Lizard sighting in Ngorongoro Conservation Area, based on 7 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Common Long-tailed Lizard in Ngorongoro Conservation Area?

January has the highest sighting rate for Common Long-tailed Lizard in Ngorongoro Conservation Area in our monthly data.

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