Holcosus quadrilineatus
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Holcosus quadrilineatus, also known commonly as the four-lined ameiva and the four-lined whiptail, is a species of lizard in the family Teiidae. The species is endemic to Central America. H. quadrilineatus is found in western Panama, Costa Rica, and southeastern Nicaragua.
H. quadrilineatus is brown-coloured, with four light lines running down the back. Juveniles have metallic-blue tails. H. quadrilineatus lives in open habitats. Ameiva quadrilineata, WildHerps.net Ameiva quadrilineata, Earthlink.com
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cahuita National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Corcovado National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Piedras Blancas National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | Marino Ballena National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 6 | Rincón de la Vieja National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 7 | Carara National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 8 | Palo Verde National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 9 | Manuel Antonio National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 10 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San José | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
No species of the same family or order lives in San José, so these are its closest relatives here: other reptiles.
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Four-lined Ameiva sighting in San José on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 20th most-seen of the 24 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.
February–April, August and November–December
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Four-lined Ameiva in San José on a given day, against under 5% in January, May–July and September–October, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Four-lined Ameiva 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 San José, in our data
San José is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Four-lined Ameiva sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Four-lined Ameiva is recorded against all the reptiles logged in San José (6 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.
