Stenocercus guentheri
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Stenocercus guentheri, also known commonly as Günther's whorltail iguana and la guagsa de Günther in South American Spanish, is a species of lizard in the family Tropiduridae. The species is native to northwestern South America.
The specific name, guentheri, is in honor of German-British herpetologist Albert Günther. S. guentheri is found in Colombia and Ecuador. The preferred natural habitat of S. guentheri is shrubland, at altitudes of 1,230–3,700 m (4,040–12,140 ft), but it has also been found in gardens, plantations, pastures, and urban areas.
S. guentheri is oviparous, and may provide some parental care. Boulenger GA (1885). Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Second Edition. Volume II.... Iguanidæ.... London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, Printers). xiii + 497 pp. + Plates I–XXIV. (Liocephalus guentheri, new species, pp. 169–170 + Plate XIII, two views).
Etheridge R (1966). "The Systematic Relationships of West Indian and South American Lizards Referred to the Iguanid Genus Leiocephalus ". Copeia... Wikipedia →
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| 1 | Quito | 🇪🇨 Ecuador |
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| 1 | Amaru | 🇪🇨 Ecuador |
No species of the same family or order lives in Quito, so these are its closest relatives here: other reptiles.
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Günther's Whorltail Iguana sighting in Quito on a given day, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Günther's Whorltail Iguana in Quito on a given day, against under 5% in October and December–May, the lowest months. That is one of Quito's driest months, with about 60 mm of rain against 180 mm in April.
Only Quito, in our data
Quito is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Günther's Whorltail Iguana sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Günther's Whorltail Iguana is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Quito (9 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.
