Kentropyx pelviceps
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In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%
Kentropyx pelviceps, the forest whiptail, is a species of teiid lizard found in Ecuador, Colombia, Peru, Brazil, and Bolivia. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 2 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 3 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 4 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru |
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Forest Whiptail sighting in Tambopata National Reserve on a given day, based on 33 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 13th most-seen of the 47 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.
February
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Forest Whiptail in Tambopata National Reserve on a given day, against about 20% in January, April–June and September–November, the lowest months. That is one of Tambopata National Reserve's wettest months, with about 420 mm of rain against 45 mm in July.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Forest Whiptail sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Forest Whiptail sightings, Tambopata National Reserve ranks 3rd at about 30%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve (Ecuador, about 30%) and Yasuní National Park (Ecuador, about 30%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Forest Whiptail is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Tambopata National Reserve (33 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.
