Genus

Desert Lizards

Meroles

5 species in our catalog · found in 3 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassSquamata
FamilyLacertidae (Wall Lizards)
GenusMeroles (Desert Lizards)

Species in this group

Meroles cuneirostris

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Meroles anchietae

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Meroles suborbitalis

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Meroles knoxii

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Meroles squamulosus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~30%

Jan

~30%

Feb

~40%

Mar

~30%

Apr

~30%

May

~30%

Jun

~30%

Jul

~40%

Aug

~40%

Sep

~30%

Oct

~40%

Nov

~40%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Desert Lizards

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Shaded: the known ranges of its 8 species, darker where more of them overlap (GARD, Roll et al. 2017 & Caetano et al. 2022). Our parks Our cities

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Namib-Naukluft National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	3 of 5	~80%
	Wedge-snouted Desert Lizard			~50%
	Shovel-snouted Lizard			~40%
	Spotted Desert Lizard			~30%
2	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 5	~10%
	Knox's Ocellated Sand Lizard			~10%
3	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 5	~10%
	Common Rough-scaled Lizard			~10%