Liolaemus jamesi
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In 3 days ~80% in a week >90%
Liolaemus jamesi, also known commonly as James' tree iguana, James's tree iguana, and el jararanco de James in South American Spanish, is a species of lizard in the family Liolaemidae. The species is native to western South America. There are two recognized subspecies.
The specific name, jamesi, is in honor of British businessman Henry Berkeley James (1846–1892), who collected natural history specimens in Chile. L. jamesi is found in Bolivia and Chile. The preferred natural habitat of L. jamesi is rocky areas of sandy desert, at altitudes of 3,300–4,700 m (10,800–15,400 ft).
L. jamesi is terrestrial. L. jamesi is omnivorous. The mode of reproduction of L. jamesi has been described as viviparous, and as ovoviviparous. Two subspecies are recognized as being valid, including the nominotypical subspecies.
Liolaemus jamesi aymararum Veloso, Sallaberry, Navarro, Iturra, Valencia, Penna & Díaz, 1982 Liolaemus jamesi jamesi (Boulenger, 1891) Nota bene: A trinomial authority in parentheses indicates that the subspecies was originally described in a genus other than Liolaemus.... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lauca National Park | 🇨🇱 Chile |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Likely
About 40% of wildlife watchers report a Tarapaca Smooth-throated Lizard sighting in Lauca National Park on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. Over three days the chance rises to about 80%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January
In that month about 70% of wildlife watchers report a Tarapaca Smooth-throated Lizard in Lauca National Park on a given day, against about 10% in March–April, June–July and November, the lowest months. That is one of Lauca National Park's wettest months, with about 150 mm of rain against almost none in May. August has too few records to rate.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Tarapaca Smooth-throated 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 Lauca National Park, in our data
Lauca National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Tarapaca Smooth-throated Lizard sightings: about 40% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Tarapaca Smooth-throated Lizard is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Lauca National Park (8 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.
