Aspidoscelis pictus
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In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
Aspidoscelis pictus, the Isla Monserrate whiptail, is a species of teiid lizard endemic to Isla Monserrate in Mexico. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bahía de Loreto National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
More parks will be added in future updates.
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Isla Monserrate Whiptail sighting in Bahía de Loreto National Park on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 15th most-seen of the 20 reptiles we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May–June and October
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report an Isla Monserrate Whiptail in Bahía de Loreto National Park on a given day, against under 5% in July–September and November–March, the lowest months.
Between 4 and 7 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Isla Monserrate Whiptail 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 Bahía de Loreto National Park, in our data
Bahía de Loreto National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Isla Monserrate Whiptail sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same genus: Aspidoscelis
The closest relatives of the Isla Monserrate Whiptail that you can see in Bahía de Loreto National Park (genus Aspidoscelis, Northern Whiptails) are Race-runner (about 20%), Carmen Island Whiptail (about 10%) and Western Whiptail (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Isla Monserrate Whiptail is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Bahía de Loreto National Park (7 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.
