Timon nevadensis
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In 3 days ~70% in a week ~90%
Timon nevadensis, the Sierra Nevada lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. It is endemic to Spain. It is sometimes considered a subspecies of the ocellated lizard. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sierra Nevada National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Sierra Nevada Ocellated Lizard sighting in Sierra Nevada National Park on a given day, based on 28 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 4th most-seen of the 14 reptiles we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 70%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June
In that month about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Sierra Nevada Ocellated Lizard in Sierra Nevada National Park on a given day, against under 5% in November to March, the lowest months.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Sierra Nevada Ocellated Lizard sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Sierra Nevada National Park, in our data
Sierra Nevada National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Sierra Nevada Ocellated Lizard sightings: about 30% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Lacertidae
The closest relatives of the Sierra Nevada Ocellated Lizard that you can see in Sierra Nevada National Park (family Lacertidae, Wall Lizards) are Large Psammodromus (about 60%), Andalusian wall lizard (about 50%) and Spiny-footed Lizard (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Sierra Nevada Ocellated Lizard is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Sierra Nevada National Park (28 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.
