Oriental Garden Lizard
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Oriental Garden Lizard

Calotes versicolor

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

The oriental garden lizard (Calotes versicolor), also called the eastern garden lizard, Indian garden lizard, common garden lizard, bloodsucker or changeable lizard, is an agamid lizard found widely distributed in Indo-Malaya. It has also been introduced in many other parts of the world. Wikipedia →

20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Oriental Garden Lizard sighting in Satpura National Park, based on 6 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Satpura National Park

Spiny-headed fan-throated lizard
LC

Spiny-headed fan-throated lizard

🌅 Crepuscular Reptile

Sitana spinaecephalus

Insufficient data
Rock Dragon
LC Endemic

Rock Dragon

Reptile

Psammophilus dorsalis

Insufficient data
Blanford's Rock Agama
LC

Blanford's Rock Agama

Reptile

Psammophilus blanfordanus

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
30–40
Feb
20–30
Mar
10–20
Apr
5–10
May
30–40
Jun
10–20
Jul
50–60
Aug
10–20
Sep
10–20
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 Wilpattu National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
60–70%
2 Yala National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
60–70%
3 Minneriya National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
50–60%
4 Way Kambas National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
30–40%
5 Royal Bardia National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
30–40%
6 Bali Barat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
30–40%
7 Sinharaja Forest Reserve 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
20–30%
8 Nagarhole National Park 🇮🇳 India
20–30%
9 Ranthambore National Park 🇮🇳 India
20–30%
10 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
20–30%
11 Royal Manas National Park 🇧🇹 Bhutan
20–30%
12 Satpura National Park 🇮🇳 India
20–30%
13 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
14 Sundarbans National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
15 Khangchendzonga National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
16 Keoladeo National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
17 Periyar National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
18 Mudumalai National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
19 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
20 Horton Plains National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
Insufficient data
21 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
22 Bandhavgarh National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
23 Bandipur National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
24 Kinabalu Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
Insufficient data
25 Kerinci Seblat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
Insufficient data
26 Cat Tien National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Oriental Garden Lizard in Satpura National Park?

About 25% of wildlife watchers report a Oriental Garden Lizard sighting in Satpura National Park, based on 6 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Oriental Garden Lizard in Satpura National Park?

August has the highest sighting rate for Oriental Garden Lizard in Satpura National Park in our monthly data.

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