Tropidurus spinulosus
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In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
Tropidurus spinulosus, the spiny lava lizard, is a species of lizard of the Tropiduridae family. It is found in Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay, and Argentina. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | El Impenetrable National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina |
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Santa Cruz de la Sierra | 🇧🇴 Bolivia |
No species of the same family or order lives in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, so these are its closest relatives here: other reptiles.
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Spiny Lava Lizard sighting in Santa Cruz de la Sierra on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 6th most-seen of the 6 reptiles we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
December
In that month about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Spiny Lava Lizard in Santa Cruz de la Sierra on a given day, against under 5% in January–April, June–August and November, the lowest months. That is one of Santa Cruz de la Sierra's wettest months, with about 140 mm of rain against 40 mm in July.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Spiny Lava 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 Santa Cruz de la Sierra, in our data
Santa Cruz de la Sierra is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Spiny Lava Lizard sightings: about 20% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Spiny Lava Lizard is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Santa Cruz de la Sierra (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.
