Otocryptis nigristigma
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In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
The black-spotted kangaroo lizard or black-patched kangaroo lizard (Otocryptis nigristigma), is a small, ground dwelling agamid lizard endemic to Sri Lanka.In Sinhalese, language it is known as "Pahatharata Pinum Katussa - පහතරට පිනුම් කටුස්සා" and "Viyali Pinum Katussa - වියළි පිනුම් කටුස්සා"
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minneriya National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Lowland Kangaroo Lizard sighting in Minneriya National Park on a given day, based on 24 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 10th most-seen of the 19 reptiles we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
August
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Lowland Kangaroo Lizard in Minneriya National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March–April, June and September, the lowest months. That is one of Minneriya National Park's driest months, with about 45 mm of rain against 340 mm in November.
Between 8 and 11 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Lowland Kangaroo Lizard sightings with a recorded time, and about half of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.
Only Minneriya National Park, in our data
Minneriya National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Lowland Kangaroo Lizard sightings: about 20% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Agamidae
The closest relatives of the Lowland Kangaroo Lizard that you can see in Minneriya National Park (family Agamidae, Dragons) are Oriental Garden Lizard (about 70%), Common Green Forest Lizard (about 30%) and Ceylon Bloodsucker (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Lowland Kangaroo Lizard is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Minneriya National Park (24 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.
