Phoenicolacerta laevis
In 3 days ~90% in a week >90%
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 →
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No species of the same family or order lives in Jerusalem, so these are its closest relatives here: other reptiles.
Likely
About 50% of wildlife watchers report a Lebanon Lizard sighting in Jerusalem on a given day, based on 46 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 2nd most-seen of the 10 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.
February–March and May–June
In those months about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Lebanon Lizard in Jerusalem on a given day, against under 5% in October, the lowest month.
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.
2nd of 4
Of the 4 cities where we can rate Lebanon Lizard sightings, Jerusalem ranks 2nd at about 50%. The best odds are in Ramallah (Palestine, about 60%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Lebanon Lizard is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Jerusalem (46 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.
