Tropidurus oreadicus
Silhouette: Heitor Campos de Sousa · PhyloPic
In 3 days ~70% in a week ~90%
Tropidurus oreadicus or better known in Brazil as calango is a species of lizard of the Tropiduridae family. It is endemic to Brazil and widely distributed in the biomes of Cerrado. and Caatinga. Males grow to 104 mm (4.1 in) and females to 85 mm (3.3 in) in snout–vent length (SVL). The tail is 1.2–1.8 times SVL. It is oviparous. It has a reproductive period aligning with the rainy season in the biomes of Cerrado and Caatinga, it can also be found in urban environments. Examples being Belo Horizonte, Rio de Janeiro and others. The juveniles are slimmer meanwhile the adults are more robust, they have a detachable tail to distract predators. Wikipedia →
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No species of the same family or order lives in Belém, so these are its closest relatives here: other reptiles.
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Cerrado Lava Lizard sighting in Belém on a given day, based on 14 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 5th most-seen of the 7 reptiles we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 70%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
October
In that month about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Cerrado Lava Lizard in Belém on a given day, against under 5% in March–April, June and September, the lowest months. That is one of Belém's driest months, with about 75 mm of rain against 440 mm in March.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Cerrado Lava 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.
Yes
Of the 2 cities where we can rate Cerrado Lava Lizard sightings, Belém has the highest daily chance: about 30%. Next come Brasilia (Brazil, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Cerrado Lava Lizard is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Belém (14 verified sightings), 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.
