Sceloporus parvus
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Sceloporus parvus, or the bluebelly lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Phrynosomatidae. It is endemic to Mexico. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cumbres de Monterrey National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
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With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Pygmy Spiny Lizard sighting in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park on a given day, based on 12 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 26th most-seen of the 43 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–May, July and September
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Pygmy Spiny Lizard in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park on a given day, against under 5% in June, August and October–February, the lowest months.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Pygmy Spiny 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 Cumbres de Monterrey National Park, in our data
Cumbres de Monterrey National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Pygmy Spiny Lizard sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same genus: Sceloporus
The closest relatives of the Pygmy Spiny Lizard 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 Pygmy Spiny Lizard is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park (12 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.
