Liolaemus platei
In 3 days ~80% in a week >90%
Liolaemus platei, known by the common name braided tree iguana, is a species of lizard in the family Liolaemidae. The species is endemic to Chile.
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pan de Azúcar National Park | 🇨🇱 Chile |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Likely
About 50% of wildlife watchers report a Braided Smooth-throated Lizard sighting in Pan de Azúcar National Park on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. Over three days the chance rises to about 80%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January
In that month about 70% of wildlife watchers report a Braided Smooth-throated Lizard in Pan de Azúcar National Park on a given day, against about 10% in February, the lowest month. 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 Braided Smooth-throated Lizard 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 Braided Smooth-throated Lizard sightings: about 50% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same genus: Liolaemus
The closest relatives of the Braided Smooth-throated Lizard that you can see in Pan de Azúcar National Park (genus Liolaemus, Smooth-throated Swifts) are Black-spotted Smooth-throated Lizard (about 70%) and Liolaemus velosoi (about 50%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Braided Smooth-throated Lizard is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Pan de Azúcar National Park (6 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.
