Liolaemus nitidus
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Liolaemus nitidus (shining tree iguana) is a species of lizard in the family Liolaemidae. It is endemic to Chile, notably within the Chilean matorral ecoregion. A medium-sized species, reaching 9 cm snout-to-vent, up to 27 cm including the long tail. It is oviparous, and juvenile specimens usually feed on insects, though adults tend to have a more omnivorous diet. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| 1 | Santiago | 🇨🇱 Chile |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Shining Tree Iguana sighting in Santiago on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 8th most-seen of the 8 reptiles we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February, April–May and September–November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Shining Tree Iguana in Santiago on a given day, against under 5% in March, June–August and December–January, the lowest months.
Between 1 and 4 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Shining Tree Iguana 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 Santiago, in our data
Santiago is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Shining Tree Iguana sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same genus: Liolaemus
The closest relatives of the Shining Tree Iguana that you can see in Santiago (genus Liolaemus, Smooth-throated Swifts) are Blue-Green Smooth-throated Lizard (about 50%), Valparaiso Smooth-throated Lizard (about 30%) and Dusky Smooth-throated Lizard (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Shining Tree Iguana is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Santiago (8 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.
