Ameiva atrigularis
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In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%
Ameiva atrigularis, known as giant ameiva and Amazon racerunner, is a species of teiid lizard found on Trinidad and Tobago and in Venezuela. Males can reach a snout–vent length of 186 mm (7.3 in). Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Main Ridge Forest Reserve | 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago | |
| 2 | Caroni Swamp | 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caracas | 🇻🇪 Venezuela |
No species of the same family or order lives in Caroni Swamp, so these are its closest relatives here: other reptiles.
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Trinidad Ameiva sighting in Caroni Swamp on a given day, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 7th most-seen of the 8 reptiles we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 60%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April, July, September and November
In those months about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Trinidad Ameiva in Caroni Swamp on a given day, against under 5% in January–February, May and August, the lowest months.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Trinidad Ameiva sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 2
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Trinidad Ameiva sightings, Caroni Swamp ranks 2nd at about 30%. The best odds are in Main Ridge Forest Reserve (Trinidad and Tobago, about 80%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Trinidad Ameiva is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Caroni Swamp (9 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.
