Otocryptis wiegmanni
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In 3 days >90%
Otocryptis wiegmanni, commonly called the brown-patched kangaroo lizard, Sri Lankan kangaroo lizard or Wiegmann's agama, is a small, ground-dwelling agamid lizard endemic to Sri Lanka.In Sinhalese language it is known as "Kala Katussa - කලා කටුස්සා", "Pinum Katussa - පිනුම් කටුස්සා" and "Gomu Thali Katussa - ගොමු තැලි කටුස්සා"
The specific name, wiegmanni, is in honour of German herpetologist Arend Friedrich August Wiegmann. The preferred habitat of O. wiegmanni is the wet zone forests and lower mountain forests (rainfall >2000 mm), up to 1,300 m (4,300 ft), of Sri Lanka. It is commonly seen in the leaf litter of shady rain forests.
When perceiving danger, O. wiegmanni spurts away quickly on its large hind legs and might eventually climb up a sapling or tree. O. wiegmanni feeds on small insects, grubs, and tender shoots. O. wiegmanni is closely related to the Indian kangaroo lizard (O. beddomii ) of the rain forests of South India.
O. wiegmanni may grow to an adult body size of about 7 cm (2.8 in) snout-to-vent length (SVL), plus a tail 15 cm (5.9 in) long. Its colour ranges from dark... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sinharaja Forest Reserve | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Very likely
About 90% of wildlife watchers report a Wiegmann's Agama sighting in Sinharaja Forest Reserve on a given day, based on 472 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the most-seen of the 32 reptiles we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January–February, April–May and July–November
In those months about 90% of wildlife watchers report a Wiegmann's Agama in Sinharaja Forest Reserve on a given day, against about 80% in March, June and December, the lowest months.
Between 4 and 7 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Wiegmann's Agama sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
Only Sinharaja Forest Reserve, in our data
Sinharaja Forest Reserve is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Wiegmann's Agama sightings: about 90% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Agamidae
The closest relatives of the Wiegmann's Agama that you can see in Sinharaja Forest Reserve (family Agamidae, Dragons) are Common Green Forest Lizard (about 90%), Hump Snout Lizard (about 60%) and Sri Lanka Agama (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Wiegmann's Agama is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Sinharaja Forest Reserve (472 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.
