Pedioplanis branchi
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In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
Pedioplanis branchi is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is endemic to Namibia. It is named after the British-born South African herpetologist William Roy Branch. Pedioplanis branchi measure 42–50 mm (1.7–2.0 in) in snout–vent length. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Namib-Naukluft National Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Bill’s Sand Lizard sighting in Namib-Naukluft National Park on a given day, based on 29 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 13th most-seen of the 39 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.
March, June, September and November
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Bill’s Sand Lizard in Namib-Naukluft National Park on a given day, against about 10% in February, August and December, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Bill’s Sand Lizard sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Namib-Naukluft National Park, in our data
Namib-Naukluft National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Bill’s Sand Lizard sightings: about 20% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same genus: Pedioplanis
The closest relatives of the Bill’s Sand Lizard that you can see in Namib-Naukluft National Park (genus Pedioplanis) are Plain Sand Lizard (about 20%), Namaqua Sand Lizard (about 20%) and Short-headed Sandveld Lizard (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Bill’s Sand Lizard is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Namib-Naukluft National Park (29 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.
