Black-spotted Smooth-throated Lizard

Black-spotted Smooth-throated Lizard

Liolaemus nigromaculatus

LCLeast ConcernNTVUENCR Endemic
Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely
at Pan de Azúcar National Park

In 3 days >90%

16 Verified sightings at Pan de Azúcar National Park From 2019 to 2026
16 In 1 park
September Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Black-spotted Smooth-throated Lizard

Liolaemus nigromaculatus is a species of tree iguana endemic to the Chilean matorral ecoregion within Chile. The species was first described in 1834, by Arend Friedrich August Wiegmann and was later redescribed in 2013 by Chilean biologists.

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Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Pan de Azúcar National Park 🇨🇱 Chile
~70%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Black-spotted Smooth-throated Lizard in Pan de Azúcar National Park?

Very likely

About 70% of wildlife watchers report a Black-spotted Smooth-throated Lizard sighting in Pan de Azúcar National Park on a given day, based on 16 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.

When is the best time to see a Black-spotted Smooth-throated Lizard in Pan de Azúcar National Park?

September and December–January

In those months about 80% of wildlife watchers report a Black-spotted Smooth-throated Lizard in Pan de Azúcar National Park on a given day, against about 60% in February–March and October, the lowest months. April–August and November have too few records to rate.

What time of day is best to see a Black-spotted Smooth-throated Lizard?

Between noon and 3 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Black-spotted Smooth-throated Lizard sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Where else can you see a Black-spotted Smooth-throated Lizard?

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 Black-spotted Smooth-throated Lizard sightings: about 70% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Which relatives of the Black-spotted Smooth-throated Lizard live in Pan de Azúcar National Park?

Same genus: Liolaemus

The closest relatives of the Black-spotted Smooth-throated Lizard that you can see in Pan de Azúcar National Park (genus Liolaemus, Smooth-throated Swifts) are Braided Smooth-throated Lizard (about 50%) and Liolaemus velosoi (about 50%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Black-spotted Smooth-throated Lizard sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Black-spotted Smooth-throated Lizard is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Pan de Azúcar National Park (16 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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