Liolaemus tenuis
In 3 days ~90% in a week >90%
Liolaemus tenuis, known as the jewel lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Liolaemidae. Other names are thin tree iguana, slender lizard and thin lizard. It is endemic to Chile. It is a relatively small species, with a 5.5 cm snout–vent length. Of diurnal habits, it feeds mainly of insects. It is sometimes kept as a pet.
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| 1 | Santiago | 🇨🇱 Chile |
Likely
About 50% of wildlife watchers report a Blue-Green Smooth-throated Lizard sighting in Santiago on a given day, based on 371 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the most-seen of the 8 reptiles we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 90%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
November
In that month about 70% of wildlife watchers report a Blue-Green Smooth-throated Lizard in Santiago on a given day, against about 10% in June, the lowest month. That is one of Santiago's driest months, with about 10 mm of rain against 65 mm in June.
Only Santiago, in our data
Santiago is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Blue-Green Smooth-throated Lizard sightings: about 50% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same genus: Liolaemus
The closest relatives of the Blue-Green Smooth-throated Lizard that you can see in Santiago (genus Liolaemus, Smooth-throated Swifts) are Valparaiso Smooth-throated Lizard (about 30%), Dusky Smooth-throated Lizard (about 20%) and Talcahuano Smooth-throated Lizard (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Blue-Green Smooth-throated Lizard is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Santiago (371 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.
