Stenocercus ornatus
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In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
Stenocercus ornatus, Girard's whorltail iguana, is a species of lizard of the family Tropiduridae. It is found in Ecuador and Peru. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Podocarpus National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Girard's Whorltail Iguana sighting in Podocarpus National Park on a given day, based on 21 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 4th most-seen of the 7 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.
April and September–October
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Girard's Whorltail Iguana in Podocarpus National Park on a given day, against under 5% in June to August, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Girard's Whorltail Iguana sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Podocarpus National Park, in our data
Podocarpus National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Girard's Whorltail Iguana sightings: about 20% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Girard's Whorltail Iguana is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Podocarpus National Park (21 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.
