Pedioplanis lineoocellata
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In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Pedioplanis lineoocellata, known commonly as the common sand lizard, the ocellated sand lizard, and the spotted sand lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is endemic to Southern Africa. There are three recognized subspecies.
P. lineoocellata is found in Botswana, Namibia, and South Africa. Adults of P. lineoocellata have a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 4.5–5.5 cm (1.8–2.2 in). The "window" in the lower eyelid is composed of two transparent scales, which are edged with black.
P. lineoocellata is oviparous. The adult female lays a clutch of 4–8 eggs. Each egg measures on average 12.5 mm (0.49 in) by 9.5 mm (0.37 in). Each hatchling has a total length (including tail) of about 5.25 cm (2.07 in).
Three subspecies of P. lineoocellata are recognized as being valid, including the nominotypical subspecies. Pedioplanis lineoocellata inocellata (Mertens, 1955) Pedioplanis lineoocellata lineoocellata (A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1839)
Pedioplanis lineoocellata pulchella (Gray, 1845) Nota bene: A trinomial authority in parentheses indicates that the subspecies was originally described in a... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
More parks will be added in future updates.
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Spotted Sand Lizard sighting in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park on a given day, based on 10 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 10th most-seen of the 14 reptiles we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April, July and October–November
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Spotted Sand Lizard in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park on a given day, against under 5% in February, May–June and August–September, the lowest months. Those are among Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park's driest months, with about 5 mm of rain a month against 40 mm in January.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Spotted 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 Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, in our data
Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Spotted 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 Spotted Sand Lizard is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park (10 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.
