Family

Plated Lizards

Gerrhosauridae

16 species in our catalog · found in 30 parks

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

LC Endemic

Zonosaurus laticaudatus

Zonosaurus ornatus

Matobosaurus validus

Zonosaurus trilineatus

Insufficient data

LC Endemic

Tracheloptychus madagascariensis

Insufficient data

Gerrhosaurus flavigularis

Insufficient data

Broadleysaurus major

10–20% · With luck

Gerrhosaurus intermedius

Insufficient data

Gerrhosaurus nigrolineatus

Insufficient data

Zonosaurus madagascariensis

Insufficient data

🦎 No photo available

Cordylosaurus subtessellatus

5–10% · With luck

Tetradactylus seps

5–10% · With luck

Tetradactylus ellenbergeri

Insufficient data

Tetradactylus africanus

Insufficient data

Gerrhosaurus auritus

Insufficient data

Tetradactylus tetradactylus

Insufficient data

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📅 Monthly Probability

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

20–30

Jan

20–30

Feb

20–30

Mar

20–30

Apr

20–30

May

10–20

Jun

10–20

Jul

10–20

Aug

20–30

Sep

20–30

Oct

20–30

Nov

20–30

Dec

🕐 When They're Spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Plated Lizards

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#	Park	Country	Species	P(≥1)
1	Ankarafantsika National Park	🇲🇬 Madagascar	1	80–90%
	Western Girdled Lizard			80–90%
2	Gonarezhou National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	3	40–50%
	Common Giant Plated Lizard			20–30%
	Yellow-throated Plated Lizard			Insufficient data
	Sudan Plated Lizard			Insufficient data
3	Ranomafana National Park	🇲🇬 Madagascar	2	30–40%
	Ornate Girdled Lizard			30–40%
	Madagascar Girdled Lizard			Insufficient data
4	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	4	30–40%
	Common Giant Plated Lizard			20–30%
	Sudan Plated Lizard			5–10%
	Eastern Black-lined Plated Lizard			5–10%
	Yellow-throated Plated Lizard			5–10%
5	Berenty Reserve	🇲🇬 Madagascar	2	30–40%
	Three-lined Girdled Lizard			Insufficient data
	Madagascar Keeled Cordylid			Insufficient data
6	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	2	20–30%
	Common Giant Plated Lizard			20–30%
	Sudan Plated Lizard			Insufficient data
7	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	2	20–30%
	Eastern Black-lined Plated Lizard			Insufficient data
	Common Giant Plated Lizard			Insufficient data
8	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2	20–30%
	Sudan Plated Lizard			10–20%
	Eastern Black-lined Plated Lizard			Insufficient data
9	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	20–30%
	Sudan Plated Lizard			10–20%
	Yellow-throated Plated Lizard			Insufficient data
10	Liwonde National Park	🇲🇼 Malawi	1	10–20%
	Sudan Plated Lizard			Insufficient data
11	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	10–20%
	Sudan Plated Lizard			10–20%
12	Selous Game Reserve	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	10–20%
	Sudan Plated Lizard			Insufficient data
13	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	10–20%
	Sudan Plated Lizard			Insufficient data
14	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	10–20%
	Sudan Plated Lizard			Insufficient data
15	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	2	10–20%
	Eastern Black-lined Plated Lizard			Insufficient data
	Ellen's Whip Lizard			Insufficient data
16	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	1	10–20%
	Eastern Black-lined Plated Lizard			Insufficient data
17	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	2	10–20%
	Sudan Plated Lizard			Insufficient data
	Yellow-throated Plated Lizard			Insufficient data
18	Waterberg Plateau Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1	10–20%
	Black-lined Plated Lizard			Insufficient data
19	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1	5–10%
	Sudan Plated Lizard			Insufficient data
20	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	5–10%
	Sudan Plated Lizard			Insufficient data
21	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	5–10%
	Yellow-throated Plated Lizard			5–10%
22	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	2	5–10%
	Black-lined Plated Lizard			Insufficient data
	🦎 Dwarf Plated Lizard			Insufficient data
23	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	3	5–10%
	Five-toed Whip Lizard			5–10%
	Yellow-throated Plated Lizard			Insufficient data
	Longtail Whip Lizard			Insufficient data
24	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	5–10%
	Yellow-throated Plated Lizard			<5%
	African Long-tailed Seps			Insufficient data
25	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	5–10%
	Five-toed Whip Lizard			5–10%
	Yellow-throated Plated Lizard			Insufficient data
26	Namib-Naukluft National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1	5–10%
	🦎 Dwarf Plated Lizard			5–10%
27	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	5–10%
	Sudan Plated Lizard			Insufficient data
28	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	5–10%
	Eastern Black-lined Plated Lizard			Insufficient data
29	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	1	<5%
	Kalahari Plated Lizard			Insufficient data
30	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	<5%
	Sudan Plated Lizard			Insufficient data

Plated Lizards

Species in this group

Western Girdled Lizard

Ornate Girdled Lizard

Common Giant Plated Lizard

Three-lined Girdled Lizard

Madagascar Keeled Cordylid

Yellow-throated Plated Lizard

Sudan Plated Lizard

Eastern Black-lined Plated Lizard

Black-lined Plated Lizard

Madagascar Girdled Lizard

Dwarf Plated Lizard

Five-toed Whip Lizard

Ellen's Whip Lizard

African Long-tailed Seps

Kalahari Plated Lizard

Longtail Whip Lizard

📅 Monthly Probability

🕐 When They're Spotted

Where to see Plated Lizards

Parks Ranked