Kentropyx calcarata
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In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
Kentropyx calcarata, commonly known as the striped forest whiptail, is a species of lizard endemic to South America. Kentropyx calcarata commonly participate in communal nesting. While no clear reasoning has been found, a recent study suggested that communally incubated eggs took up less water while also yielding larger offsprings.
The striped forest whiptail lives in the South American countries of Brazil, Bolivia, Venezuela and northeastern South American countries such as French Guiana and Suriname. Kentropyx calcarata specimens are sometimes plagued by the parasitic protist, Plasmodium lepidoptiformis.
Spix JB. 1825. Animalia nova sive species nova lacertarum, quas in itinere per Brasiliam annis MDCCCXVII – MDCCCXX jussu et auspicius Maximiliani Josephi I. Bavariae Regis. Munich: F.S. Hübschmann. iv + 26 pp. + Plates I-XXVIII. (Kentropyx calcaratus, p. 21 + Plate XXII, Figure 2).
Uetz P, Etzold T. 1996. "The EMBL/EBI Reptile Database". Herpetological Review 27 (4): 174–175. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brownsberg Nature Park | 🇸🇷 Suriname |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | João Pessoa | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Belém | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Recife | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Striped Forest Whiptail sighting in João Pessoa on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 10th most-seen of the 15 reptiles we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
August and November
In those months about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Striped Forest Whiptail in João Pessoa on a given day, against under 5% in April–June, October and December–February, the lowest months. Those are among João Pessoa's driest months, with about 55 mm of rain a month against 230 mm in June.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Striped Forest Whiptail 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 3 cities where we can rate Striped Forest Whiptail sightings, João Pessoa has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Belém (Brazil, about 20%) and Recife (Brazil, about 20%).
Same family: Teiidae
The closest relatives of the Striped Forest Whiptail that you can see in João Pessoa (family Teiidae, Whiptails and Tegus) are Argentine Black-and-white Tegu (about 40%) and Amazon Racerunner (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Striped Forest Whiptail is recorded against all the reptiles logged in João Pessoa (7 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.
