Kentropyx pelviceps
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In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%
Kentropyx pelviceps, the forest whiptail, is a species of teiid lizard found in Ecuador, Colombia, Peru, Brazil, and Bolivia. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 2 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 3 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 4 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru |
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Forest Whiptail sighting in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve on a given day, based on 19 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 9th most-seen of the 21 reptiles we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 60%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July
In that month about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Forest Whiptail in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve on a given day, against under 5% in January–March and August–September, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Forest Whiptail sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Forest Whiptail sightings, Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve has the highest daily chance: about 30%. Next come Yasuní National Park (Ecuador, about 30%) and Tambopata National Reserve (Peru, about 30%).
Same family: Teiidae
The closest relatives of the Forest Whiptail that you can see in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve (family Teiidae, Whiptails and Tegus) are Cusco Tegu (about 30%) and Amazon Racerunner (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Forest Whiptail is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve (19 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.
