What are the chances of seeing a White-bellied Rough Lizard in Guadalajara?
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a White-bellied Rough Lizard sighting in Guadalajara on a given day, based on 35 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 10th most-seen of the 18 reptiles we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
When is the best time to see a White-bellied Rough Lizard in Guadalajara?
June and July
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a White-bellied Rough Lizard in Guadalajara on a given day, against under 5% in January to April, the lowest months. Those are among Guadalajara's wettest months, with about 180 mm of rain a month against almost none in April.
What time of day is best to see a White-bellied Rough Lizard?
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most White-bellied Rough 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.
Where else can you see a White-bellied Rough Lizard?
Only Guadalajara, in our data
Guadalajara is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate White-bellied Rough Lizard sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Where does the White-bellied Rough Lizard sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the White-bellied Rough Lizard is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Guadalajara (35 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.