Urostrophus vautieri
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Urostrophus vautieri, also known commonly as the Brazilian steppe iguana, is a species of lizard in the family Leiosauridae. The species is endemic to Brazil. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| 1 | São Paulo | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Brazilian Steppe Iguana sighting in São Paulo on a given day, based on 10 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 18th most-seen of the 23 reptiles we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
November to January
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Brazilian Steppe Iguana in São Paulo on a given day, against under 5% in February to October, the lowest months. Those are among São Paulo's wettest months, with about 190 mm of rain a month against 35 mm in August.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Brazilian Steppe 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 São Paulo, in our data
São Paulo is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Brazilian Steppe Iguana sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Brazilian Steppe Iguana is recorded against all the reptiles logged in São Paulo (10 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.
