Aspidoscelis deppii
Silhouette: Jose Carlos Arenas-Monroy · PhyloPic
In 3 days ~70% in a week ~90%
Aspidoscelis deppii, known commonly as the blackbelly racerunner, is a species of lizard in the family Teiidae. The species is native to Central America and southern Mexico. There are three recognized subspecies. The specific name, deppii, is in honor of German naturalist Ferdinand Deppe.
A. deppii is found in Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico (Chiapas, Guerrero, Jalisco, Michoacán, Morelos, Oaxaca), and Nicaragua. The preferred natural habitats of A. deppii are forest, shrubland, grassland, and rocky areas, at altitudes of 0–1,200 m (0–3,937 ft).
A. deppii is oviparous. Three subspecies are recognized as being valid, including the nominotypical subspecies. Aspidoscelis deppii infernalis (Duellman & Wellman, 1960) Aspidoscelis deppii deppii (Wiegmann, 1834) Aspidoscelis deppii schizophorus (H.M. Smith & Brandon, 1968 )
Nota bene: A trinomial authority in parentheses indicates that the subspecies was originally described in a genus other than Aspidoscelis. Duellman WE, Wellman J (1960). "A Systematic Study of the Lizards of The Deppei [sic... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Santa Rosa National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Ostional Wildlife Refuge | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Las Baulas Marine National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Masaya Volcano National Park | 🇳🇮 Nicaragua |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Pedro Sula | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 2 | Managua | 🇳🇮 Nicaragua |
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Blackbelly Racerunner sighting in Santa Rosa National Park on a given day, based on 20 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 11th most-seen of the 37 reptiles we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 70%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March, May–July and September
In those months about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Blackbelly Racerunner in Santa Rosa National Park on a given day, against under 5% in August, October and December, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Blackbelly Racerunner sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Blackbelly Racerunner sightings, Santa Rosa National Park has the highest daily chance: about 30%. Next come Ostional Wildlife Refuge (Costa Rica, about 20%) and Las Baulas Marine National Park (Costa Rica, about 20%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Blackbelly Racerunner is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Santa Rosa National Park (20 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.
