Leiocephalus barahonensis
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In 3 days >90%
Leiocephalus barahonensis, commonly known as the orange-bellied curlytail or Barahona curlytail lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Leiocephalidae (curly-tailed lizard). It is endemic to Hispaniola, including some outlying islands.
Leiocephalus barahonensis oxygaster Schmidt, 1967 However, IUCN and "Amphibians and reptiles of Caribbean Islands" treat Leiocephalus barahonensis altavelensis as a separate species Leiocephalus altavelensis, which species/subspecies is endemic to Alto Velo Island and considered "critically endangered" with a total population size that is no more than 500 individuals. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jaragua National Park | 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic |
More parks will be added in future updates.
No species of the same family or order lives in Jaragua National Park, so these are its closest relatives here: other reptiles.
Very likely
About 80% of wildlife watchers report a Barahona Curlytail Lizard sighting in Jaragua National Park on a given day, based on 42 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the most-seen of the 9 reptiles we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March, May–June, August and October–December
In those months about 80% of wildlife watchers report a Barahona Curlytail Lizard in Jaragua National Park on a given day, against about 50% in July, the lowest month.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Barahona Curlytail 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 Jaragua National Park, in our data
Jaragua National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Barahona Curlytail Lizard sightings: about 80% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Barahona Curlytail Lizard is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Jaragua National Park (42 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.
