Liolaemus lemniscatus
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In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%
Liolaemus lemniscatus, commonly known as wreath tree iguana or elegant tree iguana, is a species of lizard in the family Liolaemidae found in Argentina and Chile. The Reptile Database: Liolaemus chiliensis Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| 1 | Santiago | 🇨🇱 Chile |
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Valparaiso Smooth-throated Lizard sighting in Santiago on a given day, based on 100 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 2nd most-seen of the 8 reptiles we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 60%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March and September–October
In those months about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Valparaiso Smooth-throated Lizard in Santiago on a given day, against under 5% in May, the lowest month. Those are among Santiago's driest months, with about 10 mm of rain a month against 65 mm in June.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Valparaiso Smooth-throated 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 Santiago, in our data
Santiago is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Valparaiso Smooth-throated Lizard sightings: about 30% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same genus: Liolaemus
The closest relatives of the Valparaiso Smooth-throated Lizard that you can see in Santiago (genus Liolaemus, Smooth-throated Swifts) are Blue-Green Smooth-throated Lizard (about 50%), 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 Valparaiso Smooth-throated Lizard is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Santiago (100 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.
