Aspidoscelis sonorae
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In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%
The Sonoran spotted whiptail (Aspidoscelis sonorae) is a parthenogenic species of teiid lizard found in Arizona and New Mexico in the United States, and Mexico. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saguaro National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Angeles | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Sacramento | 🇺🇸 United States |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum | 🇺🇸 United States |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Sonoran Spotted Whiptail sighting in Saguaro National Park on a given day, based on 167 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 10th most-seen of the 51 reptiles we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 60%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Sonoran Spotted Whiptail in Saguaro National Park on a given day, against under 5% in November to January, the lowest months. That is one of Saguaro National Park's wettest months, with about 55 mm of rain against almost none in May.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Sonoran Spotted Whiptail 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 Saguaro National Park, in our data
Saguaro National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Sonoran Spotted Whiptail sightings: about 20% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same genus: Aspidoscelis
The closest relatives of the Sonoran Spotted Whiptail that you can see in Saguaro National Park (genus Aspidoscelis, Northern Whiptails) are Western Whiptail (about 30%) and Desert Grassland Whiptail (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Sonoran Spotted Whiptail is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Saguaro National Park (167 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.
