Argentine Black-and-white Tegu

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Argentine Black-and-white Tegu

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Iguazú National Park leads · 10 parks ranked by real sighting rates

Parks Ranked

Share of wildlife watchers reporting an Argentine Black-and-white Tegu during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)

#ParkCountrySighting
1 Iguazú National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
~70%
2 Iguaçu National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
~70%
3 Emas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
~60%
4 El Palmar National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
~60%
5 Iberá National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
~40%
6 Itatiaia National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
~40%
7 Serra dos Órgãos National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
~30%
8 Serra da Canastra National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
~30%
9 Tijuca National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
~30%
10 Chapada dos Guimarães National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
~20%

Before you go

Which is the best park to see an Argentine Black-and-white Tegu?

Iguazú National Park

In Iguazú National Park, Argentina, about 70% of wildlife watchers report an Argentine Black-and-white Tegu sighting on a given day, the highest of the 10 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.

Where else can you see an Argentine Black-and-white Tegu?

Iguaçu National Park and more

After Iguazú National Park, the next-best odds of seeing an Argentine Black-and-white Tegu are in Iguaçu National Park (Brazil, about 70%), Emas National Park (Brazil, about 60%) and El Palmar National Park (Argentina, about 60%).

When is the best time to see an Argentine Black-and-white Tegu?

It depends on the park

In the top parks, the best months are November and December in Iguazú National Park (about 90%), November and December in Iguaçu National Park (about 90%) and July and October in Emas National Park (about 80%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report an Argentine Black-and-white Tegu on a given day. Each park's Argentine Black-and-white Tegu page has the full month-by-month chart.