Boulenger's Dwarf Iguana

Boulenger's Dwarf Iguana

Enyalioides palpebralis

Silhouette: Jose Carlos Arenas-Monroy · PhyloPic

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Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Manu National Park

In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%

9 Verified sightings at Manu National Park From 2019 to 2026
9 In 1 park
December Best month
☀️🌙 Day & Night When it's spotted

About the Boulenger's Dwarf Iguana

The horned woodlizard or Boulenger's dwarf iguana (Enyalioides palpebralis) is a species of reptile in the genus Enyalioides, native to northern Bolivia, western Brazil and eastern Peru. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
~10%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Closest Relatives at Manu National Park

No species of the same family or order lives in Manu National Park, so these are its closest relatives here: other reptiles.

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Boulenger's Dwarf Iguana in Manu National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Boulenger's Dwarf Iguana sighting in Manu National Park on a given day, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 36th most-seen of the 56 reptiles we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Boulenger's Dwarf Iguana in Manu National Park?

December

In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Boulenger's Dwarf Iguana in Manu National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February to September, the lowest months. That is one of Manu National Park's wettest months, with about 250 mm of rain against 60 mm in August.

What time of day is best to see a Boulenger's Dwarf Iguana?

Between 10 pm and 1 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Boulenger's Dwarf Iguana sightings with a recorded time, and about half of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is seen both by day and at night.

Where else can you see a Boulenger's Dwarf Iguana?

Only Manu National Park, in our data

Manu National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Boulenger's Dwarf Iguana sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Where does the Boulenger's Dwarf Iguana sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Boulenger's Dwarf Iguana is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Manu National Park (9 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.

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