Sitana spinaecephalus
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Sitana spinaecephalus, the spiny-headed fan-throated lizard, is a species of agamid lizard. It is endemic to India. It is found in scrublands and forests occurring in the west-central states of Gujarat, Rajasthan, Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh.
S. spinaecephalus are medium sized lizards; males (48.5 ± 2.9), females (44.8 ± 4.2). The lizards are oviparous. Like the rest of the genus Sitana, It primarily feeds on arthropods. When disturbed, the male members of the species may trigger its dewlap to intimidate the predator, it may also use its dewlap for communication during the breeding season. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| 1 | Hyderabad | 🇮🇳 India |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Spiny-headed fan-throated lizard sighting in Hyderabad on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 22nd most-seen of the 23 reptiles we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April and June–August
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Spiny-headed fan-throated lizard in Hyderabad on a given day, against under 5% in May and September–March, the lowest months. Those are among Hyderabad's wettest months, with about 120 mm of rain a month against almost none in December.
Between 4 and 7 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Spiny-headed fan-throated lizard sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
Only Hyderabad, in our data
Hyderabad is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Spiny-headed fan-throated lizard sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Agamidae
The closest relatives of the Spiny-headed fan-throated lizard that you can see in Hyderabad (family Agamidae, Dragons) are Oriental Garden Lizard (about 60%), Rock Dragon (about 20%) and Blanford's Rock Agama (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Spiny-headed fan-throated lizard is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Hyderabad (7 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.
