Liolaemus melanops
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In 3 days >90%
Liolaemus melanops is a species of lizard in the family Iguanidae. It is found in Argentina. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Península Valdés | 🇦🇷 Argentina |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Very likely
About 70% of wildlife watchers report a Black-faced Smooth-throated Lizard sighting in Península Valdés on a given day, based on 79 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the most-seen of the 6 reptiles we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January and October–November
In those months about 80% of wildlife watchers report a Black-faced Smooth-throated Lizard in Península Valdés on a given day, against about 20% in May to July, the lowest months.
Between 1 and 4 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Black-faced Smooth-throated Lizard sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Península Valdés, in our data
Península Valdés is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Black-faced Smooth-throated Lizard sightings: about 70% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same genus: Liolaemus
The closest relatives of the Black-faced Smooth-throated Lizard that you can see in Península Valdés (genus Liolaemus, Smooth-throated Swifts) are Bahia Blanca Smooth-throated Lizard (about 40%) and Graceful Tree Iguana (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Black-faced Smooth-throated Lizard is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Península Valdés (79 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.
