Sceloporus lundelli
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In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
Sceloporus lundelli, also known commonly as Lundell's spiny lizard and la espinosa de Lundell in Mexican Spanish, is a species of lizard in the family Phrynosomatidae. The species is native to the Yucatán Peninsula in Mexico, Belize, and Guatemala. There are two recognized subspecies.
S. lundelli is found in the Mexican states of Campeche, Quintana Roo, Tabasco, and Yucatán, in the Belizean district of Cayo, and in the Guatemalan department of El Petén. The preferred natural habitat of S. lundelli is forest at altitudes from sea level to 300 m (980 ft), but it has also been found in urban areas.
Adults of S. lundelli may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 8.5–10 cm (3.3–3.9 in). S. lundelli is diurnal and arboreal. The mode of reproduction of S. lundelli is uncertain: it has been reported to be oviparous, but may be viviparous.
Two subspecies are recognized as being valid, including the nominotypical subspecies. Sceloporus lundelli gaigeae H.M. Smith, 1939 Sceloporus lundelli lundelli H.M. Smith, 1939 The specific name, lundelli, is in honor of American botanist... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Calakmul Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
More parks will be added in future updates.
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Lundell's Spiny Lizard sighting in Calakmul Biosphere Reserve on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 35th most-seen of the 46 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.
April
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Lundell's Spiny Lizard in Calakmul Biosphere Reserve on a given day, against under 5% in May and August–January, the lowest months. That is one of Calakmul Biosphere Reserve's driest months, with about 25 mm of rain against 130 mm in June.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Lundell's Spiny Lizard 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 Calakmul Biosphere Reserve, in our data
Calakmul Biosphere Reserve is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Lundell's Spiny Lizard sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Lundell's Spiny Lizard is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Calakmul Biosphere Reserve (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.
