Speke’s sand lizard

Speke’s sand lizard

Heliobolus spekii

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Tsavo East National Park
26 Verified records at Tsavo East National Park
April Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

Heliobolus spekii, also known commonly as Speke's sand lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is native to East Africa and the Horn of Africa. There are three recognized subspecies. Wikipedia →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Speke’s sand lizard sighting in Tsavo East National Park, based on 26 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Tsavo East National Park

Common Long-tailed Lizard
LC

Common Long-tailed Lizard

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Latastia longicaudata

5–10% · With luck
Jackson's Forest Lizard

Jackson's Forest Lizard

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Adolfus kibonotensis

Insufficient data
Uganda Savannah Lizard
LC

Uganda Savannah Lizard

Reptile

Nucras boulengeri

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
10–20
Feb
20–30
Mar
20–30
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
10–20
Jul
<5
Aug
20–30
Sep
20–30
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 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
2 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
3 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
4 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
5 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
6 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
7 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Speke’s sand lizard in Tsavo East National Park?

About 17% of wildlife watchers report a Speke’s sand lizard sighting in Tsavo East National Park, based on 26 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Speke’s sand lizard in Tsavo East National Park?

April has the highest sighting rate for Speke’s sand lizard in Tsavo East National Park in our monthly data.

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