Pedioplanis mayeri
Silhouette: Gustav Mützel · PhyloPic
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
Pedioplanis mayeri is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is endemic to Namibia. It is named after the Austrian lacertid specialist Werner Mayer. Pedioplanis mayeri measure 41–53 mm (1.6–2.1 in) in snout–vent length. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Etosha National Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia |
More parks will be added in future updates.
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Mayer’s Sand Lizard sighting in Etosha National Park on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 15th most-seen of the 22 reptiles we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
December
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Mayer’s Sand Lizard in Etosha National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February–June, August and November, the lowest months. That is one of Etosha National Park's wettest months, with about 50 mm of rain against almost none in June.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Mayer’s Sand 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.
Only Etosha National Park, in our data
Etosha National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Mayer’s Sand Lizard sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Mayer’s Sand Lizard is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Etosha National Park (7 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.
