Tropidurus torquatus
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Tropidurus torquatus is a species of lizard in the family Tropiduridae, the Neotropical ground lizards. Its common name is Amazon lava lizard. The species is endemic to South America. There are no subspecies. The specific name, torquatus, is Latin meaning "adorned with a neck chain or collar".
Native to South America, Tropidurus torquatus is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, and Suriname. It is one of the most widely distributed species of the genus Tropidurus. Tropidurus torquatus is a medium-sized lizard with a relatively large head. Its scales are overlapping. The reproductively mature female ranges from 7 to 10 cm (2.8 to 3.9 in) snout-to-vent length (SVL). One sample of adult males had a mean SVL of 8.68 cm (3.42 in), while another found a mean SVL of 11 to 12 cm (4.3 to 4.7 in).
Tropidurus torquatus lives mainly in open habitat types, especially restinga, part of the Atlantic Forest biome. It may occupy disturbed and degraded restinga. It is also known from the Abrolhos Archipelago, indicating that it can colonize offshore islands. It lives in the Cerrado. It may be found... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tijuca National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Serra dos Órgãos National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rio de Janeiro | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Niterói | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Vitória | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Brasilia | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 5 | Belo Horizonte | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 6 | Campinas | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 7 | São Paulo | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Amazon Lava Lizard sighting in São Paulo on a given day, based on 31 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 8th most-seen of the 23 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.
March, June and August–January
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report an Amazon Lava Lizard in São Paulo on a given day, against under 5% in February, April–May and July, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Amazon 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.
7th of 7
Of the 7 cities where we can rate Amazon Lava Lizard sightings, São Paulo ranks 7th at about 10%. The best odds are in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil, about 40%), Niterói (Brazil, about 40%) and Vitória (Brazil, about 30%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Amazon Lava Lizard is recorded against all the reptiles logged in São Paulo (31 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.
