Holbrookia elegans
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%
Holbrookia elegans, the elegant earless lizard, is a species of lizard native to the United States and Mexico. It is a small lizard, about 3 in (76 mm) long and is gray or tan. The tail length is longer than the body's. Media related to Holbrookia elegans at Wikimedia Commons Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saguaro National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
More parks will be added in future updates.
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Elegant Earless Lizard sighting in Saguaro National Park on a given day, based on 101 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 31st most-seen of the 51 reptiles we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report an Elegant Earless Lizard in Saguaro National Park on a given day, against under 5% in November to February, the lowest months. That is one of Saguaro National Park's wettest months, with about 55 mm of rain against almost none in May.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Elegant Earless 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 Saguaro National Park, in our data
Saguaro National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Elegant Earless Lizard sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Phrynosomatidae
The closest relatives of the Elegant Earless Lizard that you can see in Saguaro National Park (family Phrynosomatidae, Phrynosomatid Lizards) are Zebra-tailed Lizard (about 50%), Desert Spiny Lizard (about 40%) and Common Side-blotched Lizard (about 40%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Elegant Earless Lizard is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Saguaro National Park (101 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.
