Sceloporus torquatus
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In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%
Sceloporus torquatus, the crevice swift, is a species of lizard in the family Phrynosomatidae. It inhabits the center of Mexico, specifically, the west of the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt. The subspecies Sceloporus torquatus mikeprestoni was named by Hobart Muir Smith and José Ticul Álvarez in honor of professor emeritus of English, Michael J. Preston. Wikipedia →
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Mexico · 2025
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 2 | Cumbres de Monterrey National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Toluca | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 2 | León | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 3 | Mexico City | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 4 | Guadalajara | 🇲🇽 México |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Crevice Swift sighting in Mexico City on a given day, based on 774 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 2nd most-seen of the 37 reptiles we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 60%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April, June and August–November
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Crevice Swift in Mexico City on a given day, against about 10% in January and March, the lowest months.
Between 1 and 4 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Crevice Swift sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
3rd of 4
Of the 4 cities where we can rate Crevice Swift sightings, Mexico City ranks 3rd at about 20%. The best odds are in Toluca (México, about 30%) and León (México, about 30%).
Same genus: Sceloporus
The closest relatives of the Crevice Swift that you can see in Mexico City (genus Sceloporus, Spiny Lizards) are Graphic Spiny Lizard (about 30%) 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 Crevice Swift is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Mexico City (774 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.
