Teiidae (Whiptails and Tegus)

Family

Whiptails and Tegus

Teiidae

45 species in our catalog · found in 80 parks

Species in this group

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~30%
Jan
~30%
Feb
~30%
Mar
~30%
Apr
~30%
May
~30%
Jun
~40%
Jul
~40%
Aug
~40%
Sep
~40%
Oct
~30%
Nov
~30%
Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

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Where to see Whiptails and Tegus

Parks Ranked

#ParkCountrySpeciesDaily sighting probability
1 Brownsberg Nature Park 🇸🇷 Suriname
4 of 45
>90%
2 Tayrona National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
3 of 45
~90%
3 Main Ridge Forest Reserve 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago
3 of 45
~90%
4 Emas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
3 of 45
~80%
5 Big Bend National Park 🇺🇸 United States
6 of 45
~80%
6 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
3 of 45
~80%
7 Zion National Park 🇺🇸 United States
2 of 45
~80%
8 Iguazú National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
1 of 45
~70%
9 Jaragua National Park 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic
2 of 45
~70%
10 Iguaçu National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
1 of 45
~70%
11 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
2 of 45
~70%
12 Cahuita National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
2 of 45
~70%
13 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
3 of 45
~70%
14 Joshua Tree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 45
~70%
15 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
2 of 45
~70%
16 Machalilla National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
3 of 45
~70%
17 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
3 of 45
~70%
18 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
4 of 45
~60%
19 El Impenetrable National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
2 of 45
~60%
20 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
2 of 45
~60%
21 Guadalupe Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
2 of 45
~60%
22 Rincón de la Vieja National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
2 of 45
~60%
23 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
2 of 45
~60%
24 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
3 of 45
~60%
25 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
1 of 45
~60%
26 El Palmar National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
1 of 45
~60%
27 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve 🇪🇨 Ecuador
3 of 45
~60%
28 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
3 of 45
~50%
29 Pico Bonito National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
1 of 45
~50%
30 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
1 of 45
~50%
31 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
3 of 45
~50%
32 Amboró National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
1 of 45
~50%
33 Saguaro National Park 🇺🇸 United States
3 of 45
~50%
34 Serra da Canastra National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
2 of 45
~50%
35 Utría National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
1 of 45
~50%
36 Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary 🇧🇿 Belize
1 of 45
~50%
37 Bahía de Loreto National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
4 of 45
~50%
38 Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
2 of 45
~50%
39 Sierra de la Macarena National Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
1 of 45
~50%
40 Death Valley National Park 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 45
~40%
41 Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas 🇧🇷 Brazil
2 of 45
~40%
42 Cabo Pulmo National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
2 of 45
~40%
43 Iberá National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
1 of 45
~40%
44 Santa Rosa National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
2 of 45
~40%
45 Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
1 of 45
~40%
46 Grand Canyon National Park 🇺🇸 United States
2 of 45
~40%
47 Itatiaia National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
1 of 45
~40%
48 Marino Ballena National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
2 of 45
~40%
49 Anavilhanas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
1 of 45
~40%
50 El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
2 of 45
~30%
51 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama
1 of 45
~30%
52 Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
2 of 45
~30%
53 Serra dos Órgãos National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
1 of 45
~30%
54 Caroni Swamp 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago
1 of 45
~30%
55 Tijuca National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
1 of 45
~30%
56 Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
1 of 45
~30%
57 Chapada dos Guimarães National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
1 of 45
~20%
58 Palo Verde National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
2 of 45
~20%
59 Ostional Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
1 of 45
~20%
60 Padre Island National Seashore 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 45
~20%
61 Calakmul Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
1 of 45
~20%
62 Las Baulas Marine National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
1 of 45
~20%
63 Amacayacu National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
1 of 45
~20%
64 Cumbres de Monterrey National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
1 of 45
~20%
65 Masaya Volcano National Park 🇳🇮 Nicaragua
1 of 45
~20%
66 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
1 of 45
~20%
67 Parque Natural Metropolitano 🇵🇦 Panama
2 of 45
~20%
68 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
1 of 45
~20%
69 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
2 of 45
~20%
70 Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
1 of 45
~20%
71 Tikal National Park 🇬🇹 Guatemala
1 of 45
~20%
72 Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 45
~20%
73 Yosemite National Park 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 45
~20%
74 Celestún Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
1 of 45
~10%
75 Poás Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
1 of 45
~10%
76 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
2 of 45
~10%
77 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
1 of 45
~10%
78 Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 45
~10%
79 Great Smoky Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 45
~10%
80 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 45
<5%

Cities Ranked

#CityCountrySpeciesDaily sighting probability
1 João Pessoa 🇧🇷 Brazil
3 of 45
~70%
2 Recife 🇧🇷 Brazil
3 of 45
~60%
3 Santo Domingo 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic
1 of 45
~40%
4 Asuncion 🇵🇾 Paraguay
2 of 45
~40%
5 Rosario 🇦🇷 Argentina
1 of 45
~40%
6 Buenos Aires 🇦🇷 Argentina
1 of 45
~40%
7 Belém 🇧🇷 Brazil
2 of 45
~40%
8 Valencia 🇻🇪 Venezuela
1 of 45
~40%
9 Porto Alegre 🇧🇷 Brazil
1 of 45
~40%
10 Vitória 🇧🇷 Brazil
2 of 45
~30%
11 Miami 🇺🇸 United States
4 of 45
~30%
12 San Pedro Sula 🇭🇳 Honduras
1 of 45
~30%
13 Santa Cruz de la Sierra 🇧🇴 Bolivia
1 of 45
~30%
14 Rio de Janeiro 🇧🇷 Brazil
1 of 45
~30%
15 Austin 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 45
~30%
16 Salvador 🇧🇷 Brazil
1 of 45
~30%
17 Campo Grande 🇧🇷 Brazil
1 of 45
~20%
18 São Paulo 🇧🇷 Brazil
1 of 45
~20%
19 Phoenix 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 45
~20%
20 Barranquilla 🇨🇴 Colombia
1 of 45
~20%
21 Cordoba 🇦🇷 Argentina
1 of 45
~20%
22 Panama City 🇵🇦 Panama
1 of 45
~20%
23 Las Vegas 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 45
~20%
24 San Diego 🇺🇸 United States
2 of 45
~20%
25 León 🇲🇽 México
1 of 45
~20%
26 Managua 🇳🇮 Nicaragua
1 of 45
~20%
27 Curitiba 🇧🇷 Brazil
1 of 45
~20%
28 Mesa 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 45
~20%
29 Fortaleza 🇧🇷 Brazil
1 of 45
~10%
30 Campinas 🇧🇷 Brazil
1 of 45
~10%
31 Maceió 🇧🇷 Brazil
1 of 45
~10%
32 Los Angeles 🇺🇸 United States
3 of 45
~10%
33 Santos 🇧🇷 Brazil
1 of 45
~10%
34 Denver 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 45
~10%
35 San Luis Potosí 🇲🇽 México
1 of 45
~10%
36 Monterrey 🇲🇽 México
1 of 45
~10%
37 Brasilia 🇧🇷 Brazil
1 of 45
~10%
38 Caracas 🇻🇪 Venezuela
1 of 45
~10%
39 Belo Horizonte 🇧🇷 Brazil
1 of 45
~10%
40 Sacramento 🇺🇸 United States
2 of 45
~10%
41 Guatemala City 🇬🇹 Guatemala
1 of 45
~10%
42 San Antonio 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 45
~10%
43 Guadalajara 🇲🇽 México
1 of 45
~10%
44 Salt Lake City 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 45
~10%
45 San José 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
1 of 45
<5%
46 Orlando 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 45
<5%
47 Mexico City 🇲🇽 México
1 of 45
<5%
48 Dallas 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 45
<5%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

# Zoo / Centre Country
1 Disney's Animal Kingdom 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
2 Busch Gardens Tampa 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
3 San Diego Zoo 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
4 Moscow Zoo 🇷🇺 Russia In captivity
5 Prague Zoo 🇨🇿 Czechia In captivity
6 National Zoological Park 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
7 Shedd Aquarium 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
8 Basel Zoo 🇨🇭 Switzerland In captivity
9 ZooParc de Beauval 🇫🇷 France In captivity
10 Leipzig Zoological Garden 🇩🇪 Germany In captivity
11 Copenhagen Zoo 🇩🇰 Denmark In captivity
12 California Academy of Sciences 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
13 Parque das Aves 🇧🇷 Brazil In captivity
14 Barcelona Zoo 🇪🇸 Spain In captivity
15 Zlín-Lešná Zoo 🇨🇿 Czechia In captivity
16 Paris Zoological Park 🇫🇷 France In captivity
17 Greensboro Science Center 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
18 Abilene Zoological Gardens 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
19 Aquarium du palais de la Porte Dorée 🇫🇷 France In captivity
20 Zoo Miami 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
21 Beijing Wildlife Park 🇨🇳 China In captivity
22 Toronto Zoo 🇨🇦 Canada In captivity
23 Living Desert Zoo and Gardens 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
24 Lee G. Simmons Wildlife Safari Park 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
25 Columbus Zoo and Aquarium 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
26 Bronx Zoo 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
27 Hainan Tropical Wildlife Park and Botanical Garden 🇨🇳 China In captivity
28 Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden 🇭🇰 Hong Kong SAR China In captivity
29 Zoológico de Brasília 🇧🇷 Brazil In captivity
30 Ramat Gan Safari 🇮🇱 Israel In captivity
31 Brookfield Zoo 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
32 Virginia Safari Park 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
33 Parc zoologique de Montpellier 🇫🇷 France In captivity
34 Nashville Zoo at Grassmere 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
35 Safari Madrid 🇪🇸 Spain In captivity
36 Shanghai Zoo 🇨🇳 China In captivity
37 Sedgwick County Zoo 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
38 Parque y Zoológico Nacional Arquitecto Manuel Valverde Podestá 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic In captivity
39 Los Angeles Zoo 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
40 Bearizona 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
41 Toledo Zoo 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
42 Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
43 Cape May County Park & Zoo 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
44 Wildlife World Zoo 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
45 Birmingham Zoo 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
46 Louisville Zoo 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
47 Nanning Zoo 🇨🇳 China In captivity
48 Berlin Zoological Garden 🇩🇪 Germany In captivity
49 Caldwell Zoo 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
50 Edinburgh Zoo 🇬🇧 United Kingdom In captivity