Psammodromus occidentalis
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In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
Psammodromus occidentalis is a species of lizards in the family Lacertidae. It is endemic to Western Iberian Peninsula (western Spain and Portugal). Before being described as a distinct species in 2012, it was considered as the western lineage of P. hispanicus. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Doñana National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Western Psammodromus sighting in Doñana National Park on a given day, based on 11 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 9th most-seen of the 14 reptiles we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Western Psammodromus in Doñana National Park on a given day, against under 5% in May–June, August–September and November–January, the lowest months. That is one of Doñana National Park's wettest months, with about 80 mm of rain against almost none in July.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Western Psammodromus sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Doñana National Park, in our data
Doñana National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Western Psammodromus sightings: about 20% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Western Psammodromus is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Doñana 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.
