Ameiva praesignis
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In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
Ameiva praesignis, known as Caripial comehuevo, giant ameiva and Amazon racerunner, is a species of teiid lizard found in Costa Rica, Panama, Venezuela, and Colombia. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 2 | Chagres National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 3 | Tayrona National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 4 | Parque Natural Metropolitano | 🇵🇦 Panama |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Valencia | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 2 | Panama City | 🇵🇦 Panama |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Dusky Giant Ameiva sighting in Parque Natural Metropolitano on a given day, based on 55 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 8th most-seen of the 29 reptiles we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Dusky Giant Ameiva in Parque Natural Metropolitano on a given day, against about 10% in January–March and August–September, the lowest months. That is one of Parque Natural Metropolitano's wettest months, with about 290 mm of rain against 15 mm in February.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Dusky Giant Ameiva sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Dusky Giant Ameiva sightings, Parque Natural Metropolitano ranks 4th at about 20%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Soberanía National Park (Panama, about 20%), Chagres National Park (Panama, about 20%) and Tayrona National Natural Park (Colombia, about 20%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Dusky Giant Ameiva is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Parque Natural Metropolitano (55 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.
