Lebanon Lizard

Lebanon Lizard

Phoenicolacerta laevis

LCLeast ConcernNTVUENCR
Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely
at Antalya

In 3 days ~90% in a week >90%

26 Verified sightings at Antalya
March Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Lebanon Lizard

Phoenicolacerta laevis, the Lebanon lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. It is found in Israel, west Jordan, Lebanon, north-west Syria and south Turkey. Its natural habitats are temperate forest, Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation, rocky areas, arable land, pastureland, plantations, and rural gardens.

It is threatened by habitat loss. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Ramallah 🇵🇸 Palestine
~60%
2 Jerusalem 🇮🇱 Israel
~50%
3 Antalya 🇹🇷 Turkey
~50%
4 Tel Aviv 🇮🇱 Israel
~20%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Lebanon Lizard in Antalya?

Likely

About 50% of wildlife watchers report a Lebanon Lizard sighting in Antalya on a given day, based on 26 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 2nd most-seen of the 7 reptiles we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 90%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Lebanon Lizard in Antalya?

March

In that month about 70% of wildlife watchers report a Lebanon Lizard in Antalya on a given day, against about 10% in September and December, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Lebanon Lizard?

Between 10 am and 1 pm

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

Is Antalya the best place to see a Lebanon Lizard?

3rd of 4

Of the 4 cities where we can rate Lebanon Lizard sightings, Antalya ranks 3rd at about 50%. The best odds are in Ramallah (Palestine, about 60%) and Jerusalem (Israel, about 50%).

Where does the Lebanon Lizard sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Lebanon Lizard is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Antalya (26 verified sightings), 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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