Tupinambis cryptus
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In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
Tupinambis cryptus, the cryptic golden tegu, is a species of lizard in the family Teiidae. It is found in Venezuela, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Brazil, Colombia and Trinidad and Tobago. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Main Ridge Forest Reserve | 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago |
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Parque Zoológico y Botánico Baradida | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 2 | Cologne Zoological Garden | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 3 | Cologne Zoo Aquarium | 🇩🇪 Germany |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Cryptic Golden Tegu sighting in Main Ridge Forest Reserve on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 19th most-seen of the 24 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.
October
In that month about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Cryptic Golden Tegu in Main Ridge Forest Reserve on a given day, against under 5% in July, September and December–April, the lowest months. That is one of Main Ridge Forest Reserve's wettest months, with about 230 mm of rain against 60 mm in February.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Cryptic Golden Tegu 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 Main Ridge Forest Reserve, in our data
Main Ridge Forest Reserve is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Cryptic Golden Tegu sightings: about 20% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Teiidae
The closest relatives of the Cryptic Golden Tegu that you can see in Main Ridge Forest Reserve (family Teiidae, Whiptails and Tegus) are Trinidad Ameiva (about 80%) and Rainbow Whiptail (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Cryptic Golden Tegu is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Main Ridge Forest Reserve (6 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.
