Knox's Ocellated Sand Lizard
Meroles knoxii
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyLacertidae (Wall Lizards)
- GenusMeroles (Desert Lizards)
- SpeciesMeroles knoxii (Knox's Ocellated Sand Lizard)
5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Knox's Ocellated Sand Lizard sighting in Table Mountain National Park, based on 87 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Table Mountain National Park
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
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 | Namib-Naukluft National Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 2 | Table Mountain National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Knox's Ocellated Sand Lizard in Table Mountain National Park?
About 7% of wildlife watchers report a Knox's Ocellated Sand Lizard sighting in Table Mountain National Park, based on 87 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Knox's Ocellated Sand Lizard in Table Mountain National Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for Knox's Ocellated Sand Lizard in Table Mountain National Park in our monthly data.