Microlophus atacamensis
In 3 days >90%
Microlophus atacamensis, the Atacamen Pacific iguana, is a species of lava lizard that is endemic to Chile.
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pan de Azúcar National Park | 🇨🇱 Chile |
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No species of the same family or order lives in Pan de Azúcar National Park, so these are its closest relatives here: other reptiles.
Very likely
About 70% of wildlife watchers report an Atacamen Pacific Iguana sighting in Pan de Azúcar National Park on a given day, based on 15 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. Over three days the chance rises to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February and December
In those months about 80% of wildlife watchers report an Atacamen Pacific Iguana in Pan de Azúcar National Park on a given day, against about 60% in January and October, the lowest months. April–August and November have too few records to rate.
Between 1 and 4 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Atacamen Pacific Iguana 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 Pan de Azúcar National Park, in our data
Pan de Azúcar National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Atacamen Pacific Iguana sightings: about 70% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Atacamen Pacific Iguana is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Pan de Azúcar National Park (15 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.
