Ornate Tree Lizard

Where to see

Ornate Tree Lizard

Urosaurus ornatus

Guadalupe Mountains National Park leads · 5 parks ranked by real sighting rates

Parks Ranked

Share of wildlife watchers reporting an Ornate Tree Lizard during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)

#ParkCountrySighting
1 Guadalupe Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~60%
2 Grand Canyon National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~40%
3 Saguaro National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~30%
4 Zion National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~30%
5 Big Bend National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~20%

Before you go

Which is the best park to see an Ornate Tree Lizard?

Guadalupe Mountains National Park

In Guadalupe Mountains National Park, United States, about 60% of wildlife watchers report an Ornate Tree Lizard sighting on a given day, the highest of the 5 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.

Where else can you see an Ornate Tree Lizard?

Grand Canyon National Park and more

After Guadalupe Mountains National Park, the next-best odds of seeing an Ornate Tree Lizard are in Grand Canyon National Park (United States, about 40%), Saguaro National Park (United States, about 30%) and Zion National Park (United States, about 30%).

When is the best time to see an Ornate Tree Lizard?

It depends on the park

In the top parks, the best months are March in Guadalupe Mountains National Park (about 80%), May and June in Grand Canyon National Park (about 60%) and July in Saguaro National Park (about 40%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report an Ornate Tree Lizard on a given day. Each park's Ornate Tree Lizard page has the full month-by-month chart.