Aspidoscelis maximus
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In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
The Cape Region whiptail (Aspidoscelis maximus) is a species of teiid lizard endemic to the Baja California Peninsula of Mexico. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cabo Pulmo National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Cape Region Whiptail sighting in Cabo Pulmo National Park on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 8th most-seen of the 13 reptiles we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
August to October
In those months about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Cape Region Whiptail in Cabo Pulmo National Park on a given day, against under 5% in June and November–April, the lowest months. Those are among Cabo Pulmo National Park's wettest months, with about 90 mm of rain a month against almost none in April.
Between 1 and 4 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Cape Region Whiptail sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Cabo Pulmo National Park, in our data
Cabo Pulmo National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Cape Region Whiptail sightings: about 20% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Cape Region Whiptail is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Cabo Pulmo National Park (8 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.
