Yucatán Silky Anole

Yucatán Silky Anole

Anolis ustus

Silhouette: Sarah Werning · PhyloPic

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Calakmul Biosphere Reserve

In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%

17 Verified sightings at Calakmul Biosphere Reserve From 2019 to 2026
17 In 1 park
June Best month
☀️🌙 Day & Night When it's spotted

About the Yucatán Silky Anole

Anolis ustus is a species of lizard in the family Dactyloidae. The species is found in Mexico, Belize, and Guatemala. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Calakmul Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
~10%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Yucatán Silky Anole in Calakmul Biosphere Reserve?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Yucatán Silky Anole sighting in Calakmul Biosphere Reserve on a given day, based on 17 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 21st most-seen of the 46 reptiles we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Yucatán Silky Anole in Calakmul Biosphere Reserve?

April and June

In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Yucatán Silky Anole in Calakmul Biosphere Reserve on a given day, against under 5% in January–February and July–November, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Yucatán Silky Anole?

Between 7 and 10 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Yucatán Silky Anole sightings with a recorded time, and about half of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.

Where else can you see a Yucatán Silky Anole?

Only Calakmul Biosphere Reserve, in our data

Calakmul Biosphere Reserve is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Yucatán Silky Anole sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Which relatives of the Yucatán Silky Anole live in Calakmul Biosphere Reserve?

Same genus: Anolis

The closest relatives of the Yucatán Silky Anole that you can see in Calakmul Biosphere Reserve (genus Anolis, Anoles) are Ghost Anole (about 30%), Greater Scaly Anole (about 30%) and Rodriguez's Anole (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Yucatán Silky Anole sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Yucatán Silky Anole is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Calakmul Biosphere Reserve (17 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.

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