Genus

South American Ameivas

Ameiva

4 species in our catalog · found in 17 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassSquamata
FamilyTeiidae (Whiptails and Tegus)
GenusAmeiva (South American Ameivas)

Species in this group

Ameiva atrigularis

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Ameiva ameiva

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Ameiva bifrontata

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Ameiva praesignis

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~30%

Jan

~30%

Feb

~40%

Mar

~30%

Apr

~30%

May

~30%

Jun

~40%

Jul

~30%

Aug

~30%

Sep

~50%

Oct

~40%

Nov

~40%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see South American Ameivas

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Shaded: the known ranges of its 6 species, darker where more of them overlap (GARD, Roll et al. 2017 & Caetano et al. 2022). Our parks Our cities

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Main Ridge Forest Reserve	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	1 of 4	~80%
	Trinidad Ameiva			~80%
2	Brownsberg Nature Park	🇸🇷 Suriname	1 of 4	~70%
	Amazon Racerunner			~70%
3	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	2 of 4	~50%
	Cope's Ameiva			~40%
	Dusky Giant Ameiva			~20%
4	Amboró National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	1 of 4	~50%
	Amazon Racerunner			~50%
5	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	1 of 4	~40%
	Amazon Racerunner			~40%
6	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	1 of 4	~40%
	Amazon Racerunner			~40%
7	El Impenetrable National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 of 4	~40%
	Amazon Racerunner			~40%
8	Anavilhanas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 4	~40%
	Amazon Racerunner			~40%
9	Emas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 4	~30%
	Amazon Racerunner			~30%
10	Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 4	~30%
	Amazon Racerunner			~30%
11	Caroni Swamp	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	1 of 4	~30%
	Trinidad Ameiva			~30%
12	Serra da Canastra National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 4	~20%
	Amazon Racerunner			~20%
13	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 4	~20%
	Dusky Giant Ameiva			~20%
14	Amacayacu National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1 of 4	~20%
	Amazon Racerunner			~20%
15	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 4	~20%
	Dusky Giant Ameiva			~20%
16	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 4	~20%
	Dusky Giant Ameiva			~20%
17	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1 of 4	~10%
	Amazon Racerunner			~10%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Recife	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 4	~40%
	Amazon Racerunner			~40%
2	Valencia	🇻🇪 Venezuela	1 of 4	~40%
	Dusky Giant Ameiva			~40%
3	Salvador	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 4	~30%
	Amazon Racerunner			~30%
4	João Pessoa	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 4	~20%
	Amazon Racerunner			~20%
5	Asuncion	🇵🇾 Paraguay	1 of 4	~20%
	Amazon Racerunner			~20%
6	Belém	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 4	~20%
	Amazon Racerunner			~20%
7	Miami	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	~20%
	Amazon Racerunner			~20%
8	Panama City	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 4	~20%
	Dusky Giant Ameiva			~20%
9	Vitória	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 4	~20%
	Amazon Racerunner			~20%
10	Maceió	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 4	~10%
	Amazon Racerunner			~10%
11	Brasilia	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 4	~10%
	Amazon Racerunner			~10%
12	Caracas	🇻🇪 Venezuela	1 of 4	~10%
	Trinidad Ameiva			~10%

South American Ameivas

Species in this group

Trinidad Ameiva

Amazon Racerunner

Cope's Ameiva

Dusky Giant Ameiva

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see South American Ameivas

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked