Wiegmann's Agama
Wiegmann's AgamaWiegmann's AgamaWiegmann's AgamaWiegmann's Agama

Wiegmann's Agama

Otocryptis wiegmanni

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
80–90% · Very likely
overall probability at Sinharaja Forest Reserve
284 Verified records at Sinharaja Forest Reserve
September Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

Otocryptis wiegmanni, commonly called the brown-patched kangaroo lizard, Sri Lankan kangaroo lizard or Wiegmann's agama, is a small, ground-dwelling agamid lizard endemic to Sri Lanka.In Sinhalese language it is known as "Kala Katussa - කලා කටුස්සා", "Pinum Katussa - පිනුම් කටුස්සා" and "Gomu Thali Katussa - ගොමු තැලි කටුස්සා" Wikipedia →

80–90% of wildlife watchers report a Wiegmann's Agama sighting in Sinharaja Forest Reserve, based on 284 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Sinharaja Forest Reserve

Common Green Forest Lizard
LC

Common Green Forest Lizard

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Calotes calotes

80–90% · Very likely
Hump Snout Lizard

Hump Snout Lizard

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Lyriocephalus scutatus

60–70% · Likely
Sri Lanka Agama
LC

Sri Lanka Agama

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Calotes liolepis

30–40% · Possible
Oriental Garden Lizard
LC

Oriental Garden Lizard

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Calotes versicolor

20–30% · Possible
Erdelen's Horned Lizard
CR

Erdelen's Horned Lizard

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Ceratophora erdeleni

10–20% · With luck
Rough Nose Horned Lizard
EN

Rough Nose Horned Lizard

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Ceratophora aspera

10–20% · With luck
Karu's Horned Lizard
CR

Karu's Horned Lizard

Reptile

Ceratophora karu

Insufficient data
Morningside Lizard
CR

Morningside Lizard

Reptile

Calotes desilvai

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

80–90
Jan
90–100
Feb
80–90
Mar
80–90
Apr
80–90
May
70–80
Jun
80–90
Jul
80–90
Aug
90–100
Sep
80–90
Oct
80–90
Nov
80–90
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙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%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Wiegmann's Agama in Sinharaja Forest Reserve?

About 87% of wildlife watchers report a Wiegmann's Agama sighting in Sinharaja Forest Reserve, based on 284 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Wiegmann's Agama in Sinharaja Forest Reserve?

September has the highest sighting rate for Wiegmann's Agama in Sinharaja Forest Reserve in our monthly data.

← Back to Sinharaja Forest Reserve