Ecpleopus gaudichaudii
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Ecpleopus is a genus of lizard in the family Gymnophthalmidae. The genus contains only one species, Ecpleopus gaudichaudii, which is endemic to Brazil. The specific name, gaudichaudii, is in honor of French botanist Charles Gaudichaud-Beaupré.
E. gaudichaudii is found in the Atlantic Forest in the Brazilian states of Espírito Santo, Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro, Santa Catarina, and São Paulo. The preferred natural habitat of E. gaudichaudii is forest, where it lives in the leaf litter on the forest floor.
E. gaudichaudii may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of about 5 cm (2.0 in). Its legs are short, and its tail is laterally compressed. E. gaudichaudii preys upon small invertebrates such as termites, orthopterans, and spiders.
E. gaudichaudii is oviparous. Boulenger GA (1885). Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Second Edition. Volume II.... Teiidæ.... London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xiii + 497 pp. + Plates I-XXIV. (Genus Ecpleopus, p. 401; species E. gaudichaudii... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| 1 | Belo Horizonte | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Rio de Janeiro | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
No species of the same family or order lives in Belo Horizonte, so these are its closest relatives here: other reptiles.
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Lagartinho-da-mata sighting in Belo Horizonte on a given day, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 7th most-seen of the 10 reptiles we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February–May and August–October
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Lagartinho-da-mata in Belo Horizonte on a given day, against under 5% in June–July and November–January, the lowest months.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Lagartinho-da-mata sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.
Yes
Of the 2 cities where we can rate Lagartinho-da-mata sightings, Belo Horizonte has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Rio de Janeiro (Brazil, under 5%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Lagartinho-da-mata is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Belo Horizonte (9 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.
