Calango

Calango

Cnemidophorus gramivagus

Silhouette: Jose Carlos Arenas-Monroy · PhyloPic

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Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely
at Sierra de la Macarena National Park

In 3 days ~80% in a week >90%

10 Verified sightings at Sierra de la Macarena National Park From 2019 to 2026
10 In 1 park
August Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Calango

Cnemidophorus gramivagus is a species of teiid lizard found in Venezuela, Colombia, and Brazil. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Sierra de la Macarena National Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
~50%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Closest Relatives at Sierra de la Macarena National Park

No species of the same family or order lives in Sierra de la Macarena National Park, so these are its closest relatives here: other reptiles.

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Calango in Sierra de la Macarena National Park?

Likely

About 50% of wildlife watchers report a Calango sighting in Sierra de la Macarena National Park on a given day, based on 10 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.

When is the best time to see a Calango in Sierra de la Macarena National Park?

August and September

In those months about 70% of wildlife watchers report a Calango in Sierra de la Macarena National Park on a given day, against about 10% in June and November, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Calango?

Between 10 am and 1 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Calango sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Where else can you see a Calango?

Only Sierra de la Macarena National Park, in our data

Sierra de la Macarena National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Calango sightings: about 50% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Where does the Calango sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Calango is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Sierra de la Macarena National Park (10 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.

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