Ameiva praesignis
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In 3 days ~80% in a week >90%
Ameiva praesignis, known as Caripial comehuevo, giant ameiva and Amazon racerunner, is a species of teiid lizard found in Costa Rica, Panama, Venezuela, and Colombia. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 2 | Chagres National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 3 | Tayrona National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 4 | Parque Natural Metropolitano | 🇵🇦 Panama |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Valencia | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 2 | Panama City | 🇵🇦 Panama |
No species of the same family or order lives in Valencia, Venezuela, so these are its closest relatives here: other reptiles.
Likely
About 40% of wildlife watchers report a Dusky Giant Ameiva sighting in Valencia, Venezuela on a given day, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 5th most-seen of the 7 reptiles we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 80%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
August
In that month about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Dusky Giant Ameiva in Valencia, Venezuela on a given day, against about 10% in March, May–June and November–January, the lowest months. That is one of Valencia, Venezuela's wettest months, with about 110 mm of rain against 5 mm in February.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Dusky Giant Ameiva sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 2 cities where we can rate Dusky Giant Ameiva sightings, Valencia, Venezuela has the highest daily chance: about 40%. Next come Panama City (Panama, about 20%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Dusky Giant Ameiva is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Valencia, Venezuela (9 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.
