Uganda blue-headed tree agama

Uganda blue-headed tree agama

Acanthocercus ugandaensis

Silhouette: Michael Scroggie · PhyloPic

LCLeast ConcernNTVUENCR
Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
at Bwindi Impenetrable National Park

In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%

11 Verified sightings at Bwindi Impenetrable National Park From 2019 to 2026
94 In all 4 parks
January Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Uganda blue-headed tree agama

Uganda blue headed tree agama is the same as Acanthocercus ugandaensis Acanthocercus ugandaensis, the Uganda blue-headed tree agama, is a species of lizard in the family Agamidae. It is a small lizard found in Uganda and Tanzania. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Semuliki National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
~60%
2 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
~50%
3 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
~40%
4 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
~20%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Kampala 🇺🇬 Uganda
~20%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing an Uganda blue-headed tree agama in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park?

Possible

About 20% of wildlife watchers report an Uganda blue-headed tree agama sighting in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park on a given day, based on 11 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 4th most-seen of the 6 reptiles we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see an Uganda blue-headed tree agama in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park?

December and January

In those months about 40% of wildlife watchers report an Uganda blue-headed tree agama in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park on a given day, against under 5% in May–June and August–November, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see an Uganda blue-headed tree agama?

Between 10 am and 1 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Uganda blue-headed tree agama sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Where does the Uganda blue-headed tree agama sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Uganda blue-headed tree agama is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (11 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.

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