Sceloporus mucronatus
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Sceloporus mucronatus, also known commonly as the cleft lizard, the central cleft lizard, and la espinosa mucronada in Mexican Spanish, is a species of lizard in the subfamily Sceloporinae of the family Phrynosomatidae. The species is endemic to Mexico. There are two recognized subspecies.
Sceloporus mucronatus is found in the Mexican states of Guerrero, Hidalgo, Oaxaca, Puebla, and Veracruz, and in Mexico City. The preferred natural habitats of Sceloporus mucronatus are forest and shrubland, at elevations of 2,000–3,700 m (6,600–12,100 ft), but it has also been found in agricultural areas, where it shelters in rock crevices.
Sceloporus mucronatus is terrestrial. Sceloporus mucronatus gives birth to live young. Its mode of reproduction has been described as viviparous and as ovoviviparous. Two subspecies of Sceloporus mucronatus are recognized as being valid, including the nominotypical subspecies. Wikipedia →
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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 Central Cleft Lizard sighting in Mexico City on a given day, based on 24 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 23rd 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 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June and October
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Central Cleft Lizard in Mexico City on a given day, against under 5% in July–September and November–May, the lowest months. Those are among Mexico City's wettest months, with about 100 mm of rain a month against 5 mm in December.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Central Cleft 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.
Only Mexico City, in our data
Mexico City is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Central Cleft Lizard sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same genus: Sceloporus
The closest relatives of the Central Cleft 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 Central Cleft Lizard is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Mexico City (24 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.
