Where to see
Lacerta agilis
Hortobágy National Park leads · 9 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Sand Lizard during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hortobágy National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 2 | Biebrza National Park | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 3 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 4 | Kiskunság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 5 | Tatra National Park | 🇸🇰 Slovakia | |
| 6 | Białowieża National Park | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 7 | Mercantour National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 8 | Fertő-Hanság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 9 | Snowdonia National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
Hortobágy National Park
In Hortobágy National Park, Hungary, about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Sand Lizard sighting on a given day, the highest of the 9 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Biebrza National Park and more
After Hortobágy National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Sand Lizard are in Biebrza National Park (Poland, about 40%), Bavarian Forest National Park (Germany, about 40%) and Kiskunság National Park (Hungary, about 30%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are April in Hortobágy National Park (about 80%), May and August in Biebrza National Park (about 50%) and April and July in Bavarian Forest National Park (about 50%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Sand Lizard on a given day. Each park's Sand Lizard page has the full month-by-month chart.
