Kentropyx pelviceps
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In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
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 |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Forest Whiptail sighting in Manu National Park on a given day, based on 14 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 30th 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 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January–February and September–November
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Forest Whiptail in Manu National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March–August and December, 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.
4th of 4
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Forest Whiptail sightings, Manu National Park ranks 4th at about 10%. The best odds are in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve (Ecuador, about 30%), Yasuní National Park (Ecuador, about 30%) and Tambopata National Reserve (Peru, about 30%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Forest Whiptail is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Manu National Park (14 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.
