Sceloporus aeneus
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Sceloporus aeneus, the southern bunchgrass lizard or black-bellied bunchgrass lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Phrynosomatidae. It is endemic to Mexico. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| 1 | Mexico City | 🇲🇽 México |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Black-bellied Bunchgrass Lizard sighting in Mexico City on a given day, based on 11 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 34th most-seen of the 37 reptiles we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Black-bellied Bunchgrass Lizard in Mexico City on a given day, against under 5% in May to March, the lowest months. That is one of Mexico City's driest months, with about 20 mm of rain against 150 mm in July.
Only Mexico City, in our data
Mexico City is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Black-bellied Bunchgrass Lizard sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same genus: Sceloporus
The closest relatives of the Black-bellied Bunchgrass Lizard that you can see in Mexico City (genus Sceloporus, Spiny Lizards) are Graphic Spiny Lizard (about 30%), Crevice Swift (about 20%) and Eastern Spiny Lizard (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Black-bellied Bunchgrass Lizard is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Mexico City (11 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.
