Tropidurus oreadicus
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
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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More parks will be added in future updates.
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Cerrado Lava Lizard sighting in Brasilia on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 6th most-seen of the 8 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.
August and September
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Cerrado Lava Lizard in Brasilia on a given day, against under 5% in November to July, the lowest months. Those are among Brasilia's driest months, with about 20 mm of rain a month against 220 mm in December.
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.
2nd of 2
Of the 2 cities where we can rate Cerrado Lava Lizard sightings, Brasilia ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Belém (Brazil, about 30%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Cerrado Lava Lizard is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Brasilia (5 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.
