Sceloporus torquatus
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In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
Sceloporus torquatus, the crevice swift, is a species of lizard in the family Phrynosomatidae. It inhabits the center of Mexico, specifically, the west of the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt. The subspecies Sceloporus torquatus mikeprestoni was named by Hobart Muir Smith and José Ticul Álvarez in honor of professor emeritus of English, Michael J. Preston. Wikipedia →
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Mexico · 2025
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 2 | Cumbres de Monterrey National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Toluca | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 2 | León | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 3 | Mexico City | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 4 | Guadalajara | 🇲🇽 México |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Crevice Swift sighting in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park on a given day, based on 86 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 6th most-seen of the 43 reptiles we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May and July–September
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Crevice Swift in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park on a given day, against about 10% in March–April and December–January, the lowest months. Those are among Cumbres de Monterrey National Park's wettest months, with about 140 mm of rain a month against 20 mm in December.
Between 1 and 4 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Crevice Swift sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 2
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Crevice Swift sightings, Cumbres de Monterrey National Park ranks 2nd at about 20%. The best odds are in Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca (Mexico, about 30%).
Same genus: Sceloporus
The closest relatives of the Crevice Swift that you can see in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park (genus Sceloporus, Spiny Lizards) are Rose-bellied Lizard (about 30%), West Gulf Rough-scaled Lizard (about 20%) and Texas Spiny Lizard (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Crevice Swift is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park (86 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), 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.
