Paraguay Mabuya

Paraguay Mabuya

Aspronema dorsivittatum

Silhouette: David Orr · PhyloPic

LCLeast ConcernNTVUENCR
Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Buenos Aires

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%

38 Verified sightings at Buenos Aires
7 In 1 park From 2019 to 2026
April Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Paraguay Mabuya

The Paraguay mabuya (Aspronema dorsivittatum) is a species of skink found in Uruguay, Paraguay, Argentina, Brazil, and Bolivia. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Itatiaia National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
~20%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Buenos Aires 🇦🇷 Argentina
~10%

Closest Relatives at Buenos Aires

No species of the same family or order lives in Buenos Aires, so these are its closest relatives here: other reptiles.

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Paraguay Mabuya in Buenos Aires?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Paraguay Mabuya sighting in Buenos Aires on a given day, based on 38 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 10th most-seen of the 22 reptiles we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Paraguay Mabuya in Buenos Aires?

February to August

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Paraguay Mabuya in Buenos Aires on a given day, against under 5% in September to January, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Paraguay Mabuya?

Between 11 am and 2 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Paraguay Mabuya sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Where else can you see a Paraguay Mabuya?

Only Buenos Aires, in our data

Buenos Aires is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Paraguay Mabuya sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Where does the Paraguay Mabuya sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Paraguay Mabuya is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Buenos Aires (38 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.

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